Limited Reactant

What is a limiting reactant?

• the reactant that determines how much product can be made

• the reactant that is in excess

• the product that you can make the most of

• the amount of reactants that react with each other

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The limiting reactant

• slows the reaction down

• is used up first

• is the reactant that is left over

• controls the speed of the reaction

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SO₂ + PCl₅ --> SOCl₂ + POCl₃
How much SOCl₂ is produced when 16.2g SO₂ react with 13.7g PCl_5? 

• 7.87g

• 30.1g

• 26.4g

• 19.8g 

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What is the limiting reactant if 10 moles of NH₃  react  with 30.0 moles of NO?
4NH₃+6NO --> 5N₂ + 6H₂O

• NH₃

• NO

• N₂

• water

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Which reactant is the limiting reagent and why?

• Hydrogen is the limiting reagent because two moles of hydrogen is required for every one mole of oxygen to produce two water.

• Oxygen is the limiting reagent because two moles of hydrogen is required for every one mole of oxygen to produce two water.

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Which reactant is the limiting reagent and why?

• Hydrogen is the limiting reagent because two moles of hydrogen is required for every one mole of oxygen to produce two water.

• Oxygen is the limiting reagent because two moles of hydrogen is required for every one mole of oxygen to produce two water.

4NH₃ + 5O₂ --> 4NO + 6H₂O
How many grams of NO are formed if 6.30g of ammonia react with 1.80g of oxygen? 

• 0.37g

• 0.045g

• 1.35g

• 11.1g

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Fe + S --> FeS
If 7.62g Fe react with 8.67g S, what is the limiting reactant?

• Fe

• S

• FeS

• none 

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What is the limiting reactant if 15 GRAMS of NH₃  react  with 16 GRAMS of NO?
4NH₃+6NO --> 5N₂ + 6H₂O
(Remember, convert grams to moles, then divide each substance by the number of moles given as the coefficient from the balanced chemical equation).

• NH₃ is the limiting because the reaction only requires 0.22 mol of NH₃

• NO is the limiting reactant because the reaction only requires 0.088 mol NO 

• NH₃ is the limiting because the reaction only requires 0.88 mol of NH₃

• NO is the limiting reactant because the reaction only requires 0.53 mol NO 

A reactant that is totally consumed during a chemical reaction, limits the extent of the reaction, and determines the amount of product

• stoichiometry

• mole ratio

• excess reactant

• limiting reactant