Limiting Reactant with Food

In a sandwich-making process, you have 8 slices of bread and 5 slices of cheese. If each sandwich requires 2 slices of bread and 1 slice of cheese, what is the limiting reactant?

• Bread

• Cheese

• Both are limiting

• Neither is limiting

You are making a fruit salad with 3 apples and 2 bananas. If each serving requires 1 apple and 1 banana, how many complete servings can you make?

• 2 servings, with apples as the limiting reactant

• 2 servings, with bananas as the limiting reactant

• 3 servings, with apples as the limiting reactant

• 3 servings, with bananas as the limiting reactant

In a recipe for pancakes, you have 4 cups of flour and 3 eggs. If each batch requires 2 cups of flour and 1 egg, what is the limiting reactant?

• Flour

• Eggs

• Both are limiting

• Neither is limiting

You are preparing a salad with 10 tomatoes and 5 cucumbers. If each salad requires 2 tomatoes and 1 cucumber, what is the limiting reactant?

• Tomatoes

• Cucumbers

• Both are limiting

• Neither is limiting

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-7

In a pizza-making process, you have 6 dough balls and 8 cups of cheese. If each pizza requires 1 dough ball and 2 cups of cheese, what is the limiting reactant?

• Dough balls

• Cheese

• Both are limiting

• Neither is limiting

You are making a smoothie with 4 bananas and 6 cups of milk. If each smoothie requires 1 banana and 2 cups of milk, what is the limiting reactant?

• Bananas

• Milk

• Both are limiting

• Neither is limiting

In a recipe for cookies, you have 5 cups of sugar and 10 cups of flour. If each batch requires 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups of flour, what is the limiting reactant?

• Sugar

• Flour

• Both are limiting

• Neither is limiting

You are making a vegetable stir-fry with 8 carrots and 4 bell peppers. If each serving requires 2 carrots and 1 bell pepper, what is the limiting reactant?

• Carrots

• Bell peppers

• Both are limiting

• Neither is limiting

In a soup recipe, you have 3 liters of broth and 6 potatoes. If each pot of soup requires 1 liter of broth and 2 potatoes, what is the limiting reactant?

• Broth

• Potatoes

• Both are limiting

• Neither is limiting

You are preparing a fruit punch with 5 liters of juice and 10 cups of sugar. If each batch requires 1 liter of juice and 2 cups of sugar, what is the limiting reactant?

• Juice

• Sugar

• Both are limiting

• Neither is limiting

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-7