The Space Shuttle uses aluminum per chlorate and aluminum metal in its reusable booster rockets. The Products of the reaction are aluminum chloride, aluminum oxide, nitrogen oxide gas and the steam:
3 Al + 3NH4ClO4Al2O3 +AlCl3 + 3 NO + 6H2O
The reaction mixture contains 7.00 g of aluminum and 9.32 g of ammonium per chlorate.
1. Determine the limiting reactant under these conditions? Briefly explain.
2. Determine the theoretical yield of aluminum oxide?
3. Determine the percent yield if 1.56 g of aluminum oxide is produced?