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Problem 85

Hydrogen sulfide is an impurity in natural gas that must be removed. One common removal method is called the Claus process, which relies on the reaction:
$$8 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{S}(g)+4 \mathrm{O}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow \mathrm{S}_{8}(l)+8 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(g)$$
Under optimal conditions the Claus process gives 98$\%$ yield of $S_{8}$ from $\mathrm{H}_{2}$ . If you started with 30.0 g of $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{S}$ and 50.0 $\mathrm{g}$ of $\mathrm{O}_{2},$ how many grams of $\mathrm{S}_{8}$ would be produced, assuming 98$\%$ yield?

27.66 grams $S_{8}$

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