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Percent Yield Calculator

Reaction yield as a percentage of theoretical maximum.

Compute the percent yield of a chemical reaction as the ratio of actual mass produced to the theoretical maximum.

Daniel Oh By Daniel Oh
Reviewed by Dr. Helena Ortiz
Published Last reviewed 1 min read

Inputs

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Results

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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

% yield = (Actual yield / Theoretical yield) × 100

In depth

Compute the percent yield of a chemical reaction as the ratio of actual mass produced to the theoretical maximum.