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What is the balanced chemical equation for the reaction of aniline and chlorine gas to prepare 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline, and what is the percent yield of the reaction if 10 grams of aniline is used and 7 grams of the product is obtained?

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The reaction of aniline with chlorine gas to prepare 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline involves two steps. First, aniline reacts with a nitrating agent, such as a mixture of concentrated nitric acid  HNO3  and concentrated sulfuric acid  H2SO4 , to form 4-nitroaniline. Then, 4-nitroaniline reacts with chlorine gas to form 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline.Step 1: Nitration of anilineC6H7N + HNO3  C6H6N2O2 + H2OStep 2: Chlorination of 4-nitroanilineC6H6N2O2 + Cl2  C6H5ClN2O2 + HClOverall reaction:C6H7N + HNO3 + Cl2  C6H5ClN2O2 + H2O + HClNow, let's calculate the percent yield:1. Calculate the theoretical yield:Molar mass of aniline  C6H7N  = 93.13 g/molMolar mass of 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline  C6H5ClN2O2  = 172.57 g/mol10 g of aniline *  1 mol aniline / 93.13 g  *  1 mol 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline / 1 mol aniline  *  172.57 g / 1 mol 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline  = 18.53 g  theoretical yield 2. Calculate the percent yield:Percent yield =  actual yield / theoretical yield  * 100Percent yield =  7 g / 18.53 g  * 100 = 37.78%The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is:C6H7N + HNO3 + Cl2  C6H5ClN2O2 + H2O + HClThe percent yield of the reaction is 37.78%.

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