b) % yield of ethanol from molasses (we used 50 mL of the molasses solvent for both distillation) c) % yield ethanol from sugars, assuming approximately half of molasses is reactive sugars C12H22O11 (sucrose) -> 4 CH3CH2OH + 4 CO2 my Simple distillation % ethanol was 100% (0.774) and my fractional distillation % ethanol was 100% (0.774).

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b) % yield of ethanol from molasses   (we used 50 mL of the molasses solvent for both distillation)

c) % yield ethanol from sugars, assuming approximately half of molasses is reactive sugars

C12H22O11 (sucrose) -> 4 CH3CH2OH + 4 CO2

my Simple distillation % ethanol was 100% (0.774) and my fractional distillation % ethanol was 100% (0.774).

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