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JEE Main 2026 — 24 January, Evening Shift — Question 56

A student has planned to prepare acetanilide from aniline using acetic anhydride. The student has started from 9.3 g of aniline. However, the student has managed to obtain 11 g of dry acetanilide. The % yield of this reaction is :-

  1. Option A:

    81.5%81.5 \%

    Correct
  2. Option B:

    97.5%97.5 \%

  3. Option C:

    59.5%59.5 \%

  4. Option D:

    72.5%72.5 \%

Answer: A

Step-by-step solution

9.3gm11gm9.3 \mathrm{gm} 11 \mathrm{gm} MW=93MW=135\mathrm{MW}=93 \mathrm{MW}=135 n=9.393=0.1n=11135=0.08148\mathrm{n}=\frac{9.3}{93}=0.1 \mathrm{n}=\frac{11}{135}=0.08148 %\% yield =0.081480.1×100=81.5%=\frac{0.08148}{0.1} \times 100=81.5 \%

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Paper
24 January, Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Nitrogen Containing Organic Compounds
Topic
Aniline

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