Chlorine forms from the reaction of hydrochloric acid with manganese(IV) oxide. The balanced
equation is: MnO 2 + 4HCl → MnCl 2 + Cl 2 + 2H 2 O
Calculate the theoretical yield and the percent yield of chlorine if 86.0 g of MnO 2 and 50.0 g of HCl
react. The actual yield of Cl 2 is 20.0 g.