Limiting Reagent

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• How do you determine how much of the excess reactant is left over? Also, how do you determine how much MORE of the limiting reagent would you need to use up the excess?
• What is the limiting reactant in a Grignard reaction?
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• What is an example of a limiting reagent practice problem?
• What is a limiting reagent?
• What are common mistakes students make with limiting reagent problems?
• What is the limiting reagent in the thermite reaction?
• How does a limiting reagent affect how much product is formed?
• How does a limiting reagent affect the products in a chemical reaction?
• How is a limiting reactant problem different from other stoichiometry problems?
• What is the limiting reagent for 2Al+?
• How can I find limiting reagent with moles?
• Which is the limiting reactant when 3.5 g of al and 5.6 g of cl2 react?
• If 25.0 L of HCl is reacted with 50.0 L of O2, what is the limiting reactant for 4 HCl (g) + O2 (g) → 2 Cl2 (g) + 2H2O (g)?
• How can I identify the limiting reactant when 43.25 g of cac2 reacts with 33.71 g of water to produce ca (oh) to and c2h2?
• If I have 35 grams of aluminum, Al and 29 grams of favonia oxygen gas which will be the limiting reactant?
• If 12.0 g of MgSO4 react with 15.0.g of BaCl2, what is the limiting reactant and what mass of BaSO4 is produced?
• What would be the limiting reagent if 19.2 grams of C7H16 were reacted with 120 grams of O2? C7H16+11O2=>7CO2+8H2O
• If I combine 15.0 grams of calcium hydroxide with 75.0 mL of 0.500M HCl, what is the limiting reagent from the reaction?
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• What kind of reagent limits the yield of a reaction?
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• If 5.00g of MnO2 reacts w/ 25.0mL of 6M HCL calculate the mass of Cl2 produced? I figured out MnO2 but stuck with HCl. I did 25mL HCl x(0.001L/1mL)x (6mol HCl/1 L) but I don't know where I should go now?
• Methane, CH4 , the major component of natural gas burns in air to form CO2 and H2O. What mass of water is formed in the complete combustion of 5.00 x 103 g of CH4? Why is the answer: 11.2 kg. Thank you.
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• 2AgCl+4NaOH+Zn---->Na2Zn(OH)4+2Ag+2NaCl which one of them is the limiting reagent we are not given any amounts for the reactants?
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• If 1210.5 g of copper (II) chloride (CuCl2) reacts with 510.0 g aluminum metal (Al) to produce 525.0 g copper metal (Cu), what is the limiting reactant?
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• If you have 381 g Cu and 1359 g AgNO3, how many grams of silver could be made?
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• Nitrogen and oxygen gases are combined to form nitrogen dioxide gas. All gases are at the same temp and pressure. If 10 L of each gas react, determine the identity and volume of the excess reactant left over?
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• What is the limiting reagent and maximum yield if #"0.404 mol Fe"# reacts with #"0.135 mol Cl"_2"#?
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• Which substance is the limiting reactant when 2.0 g of sulfur reacts with 3.0 g of oxygen and 4.0 g of sodium hydroxide according to the following chemical equation? 2 S(s) + 3 O2(g) + 4 NaOH(aq) → 2 Na2SO4(aq) + 2 H2O(l)
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• What is a limiting reactant?
• Consider the following reaction: 2N2(g) + 5O2(g) + 2H2O(g) --> 4HNO3(g). If a reaction mixture contains 28g of N2, 150g of O2, and 36g of H2O, what is the limiting reactant?
• If you have the equation of a reaction, and are told that there is 100grams of each of the reactant, what do you do in order to find which reactant will limit the reaction?
• When 6.25 g of AgNO3 reacts with 4.12 g of NaCl to form NaNO3 and AgCl, what is the limiting reactant?
• If 3.0 g N reacts with 4.0 g H, given the equation N2(g) + 3 H2(g) → 2 NH3(g), how many grams of ammonia will form and what is the limiting reactant?
• Consider the combustion of methane: Ch4(g)+2O2(g) --> CO2(g)+2H2O(g), suppose 2.8 moles of methane are allowed to react with 3 moles of oxygen, what is the limiting reactant?
• If you mix NaOH and HCl, both having 45.0mL of volume, which of the two is the limiting reactant?
• What is the difference between a limiting reactant and an excess reactant?
• Given the equation: 2C8H18 + 25O2->16CO2 + 18 H2O, 1.0.150 mol of octane is allowed to react with 0.620 mol of oxygen, what is the limiting reactant?
• Given the equation: CaC2(s) +2H2O(l) --> C2H2(g) + Ca(OH)2(s), 155 g CaC2 (s) reacts with 125 g H2O, what is the limiting reactant?
• 0.200 mol of octane is allowed to react with 0.690 mol of oxygen, which is the limiting reactant? 2 C8H18 + 25 O2 ----> 16 CO2 + 18 H2O.
• In the reaction 2B + 3H2 --> B2H6, 9.422 moles B reacts with 14.102 moles of H2, what is the limiting reactant?
• How would you identify a limiting reagent in a chemical reaction?
• How would you determine the limiting reactant if given 50.00 ml of 0.250 M Pb(NO3)2 reacting with 25.00 ml of 0.350 M CaCl2?
• Given the equation: #8Zn +S_8 -> 8ZnS#, if 7.36 g of zinc react with 6.45 g of sulfur, which is the limiting reactant and what mass of zinc sulfide forms?
• Given the equation: 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O, if given 10g H2 gas and 15g O2 gas, what is the limiting reactant?
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• Why does incomplete combustion occur?
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• Lisa wants to make an acid. She has two possible compounds she could add to 250.0 g of water to make this acid – EITHER 234.5 g of calcium oxide OR 678.9 g of tetraphosphorus decaoxide (she won’t use both, just one).? a. Which compound should s
• A #4.50g# #NH_3# reacts with #4.50g# #O_2#. What is the limiting reactant and how much excess remains after the reaction?
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• What masses of each product would be generated from the reaction of #"1.3 g"# of zinc with #"8.28 g"# of lead(II) nitrate?
• Grams of #N_2# reacts with 84.29 grams of #H_2# in the chemical equation: #N_2 + H_2-> NH_3# How do you balance the chemical equation and determine the limiting reactant? How much #NH_3# is produced?
• How is the limiting reagent assessed in chemical reactions?
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• If 9.01 g of #Be# reacts with 70.90 g of #Cl_2#, how much #BeCl_2# will be produced?
• In the equation #CS_2(l) + 3O_2(g) -> CO_2(g) + 2SO_2(g)#, if 1.00 mol of #CS_2# is combined with 1.00 mol of #O_2#, what is the limiting reactant?
• Metallic magnesium reacts with steam to produce magnesium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. If 16.2 g of #Mg# are heated with 12.0 g of #H_2O#, what is the limiting reactant?
• If your body takes in 20 moles of #O_2# from the air, and you eat 45 moles of sugar, which is the limiting reactant?
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• In the reaction #C_2H_4(g)+3O_2(g)->2CO_2(g)+2H_2O(g)#, if 2.70 mol #C_2H_4# is reacted with 6.30 mol #O_2#, what is the limiting reagent?
• What is the limiting reagent and the moles of #CO_2# formed when 11 moles #CS_2# reacts with 18 moles #O_2# to produce #CO_2# gas and #SO_2# gas at STP?
• How many grams of phosgenite can be obtained from 13.0 g of #PbO# and 13.0 g #NaCl# in the presence of excess water and #CO_2#?
• What is the maximum mass of #S_8# that can be produced by combining 83.0 g of each reactant in the reaction #8SO_2 + 16H_2S -> 3S_8 + 16H_2O#??
• Limiting reagent problem? For the reaction #C_2H_6+O_2 to CO_2+H_2O#
• The reaction of chlorine gas with solid phosphorus (#P_4#) produces solid phosphorus pentachloride. When 160 of chlorine reacts with 23.0 g of #P_4#, which reactant is limiting? Which reactant is in excess?
• You have #28*g# dinitrogen, and #24*g# of dihydrogen. What is the limiting reagent with respect to ammonia formation?
• When hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide, which reagent is in excess?
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• 5.6 mols of sodium reacts with 3.4 mols of chlorine. How many mols of sodium chloride are formed? What is the limiting reactant?
• What is the maximum number of mols of copper (III) sulfide that can be formed when 8.0 mols of copper reacts with 9.0 mols of sulfur?
• For the reaction #2MnO_2 + 4KOH + O_2 + Cl_2 -> 2KMnO_4 + 2KCl + 2H_2O#, there are 100.0 g of each reactant available. Which reactant is the limiting reagent?
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• A. Identify the limiting reagent. B. State how many grams of the excess reagent remain. C. State how many grams of product are produced.?
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• 0.330 mol of octane is allowed to react with 0.820 mol of oxygen. Which is the limiting reactant?
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• What would be the limiting reactant if 50 grams of sodium cyanide were reacted with 70 grams of copper carbonate?
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• If 1.75 moles of copper (II) chloride react with 2.00 moles of sodium nitrate, which one is the limiting reactant?
• Identify the limiting reagent, and determine how many moles of the excess reagent remain?
• What is the limiting reagent when 3.10 mol of #SO_2# reacts with 2.75 mol of #O_2# according to the equation: #SO_2 + O_2 -> SO_3#?
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• If an unknown solid is either #"NaOH"# or #"Ba"("OH")_2#, and it is reacted with excess #37%"w/w"# stock #"HCl"# (#rho = "1.19 g/mL"#), can you still determine which base is the limiting reagent?
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• Given the following, how many millimoles (mmol) of the non-limiting reactant will remain unused at the end of the reaction?
• How do you calculate the theoretical and percent yields for this experiment?
• Lets say we are given this balanced equation: #CaO + 2HCl -> CaCl_2 + H_2O#. 60.4g of #CaO# is reacted with 69.0g of #HCl#. How much #CaCl_2# is produced?
• How do you determine the moles of the excess reactant?
• What is an excess reactant?
• How do you determine the limiting reagent and what is the theoretical yield of the following problem?
• In the reaction below, how do you identify the limiting agent when 0.47 moles of Sodium are reacted with 26g of Copper(II) Nitrate?
• How do you calculate the mass of excess reagent remaining at the end of the reaction in which 90.0g of #SO_2# are mixed with 100.0g of #O_2#?
• Will the limiting react always be the substance having the smallest mass?
• What does a #"mole"# signify? How does the molar quantity relate to the molar mass of carbon dioxide?
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• What is the molar concentration of #HCl# if a #10.5*g# mass of the acid is made up to a volume of #100*mL# in water?
• Why is it necessary to determine if a reactant is a limiting reagent in a reaction?
• What are limiting reactants?
• How are limiting reactants formed?
• How can you find a limiting reactant in a reaction?
• How do you calculate moles of limiting reactants?
• How do you know which molecule is a limiting reactant?
• How does the limiting reactant change?
• How is a limiting reactant determined?
• How do you figure out a limiting reactant problem?
• How can you find a limiting reactant using moles?
• How should you solve a limiting reactant chemical problem?
• How can you tell what is a limiting reactant in a problem?
• What is a limiting reactant problem?
• What is limiting reactant and percent yield?
• Why is a limiting reactant important in stoichiometry?
• Why is magnesium a limiting reactant?
• Using the following reaction, if 5.93 grams of sodium cyanide are reacted with 8.45 grams of sulfuric acid, how many grams of sodium sulfate will be produced? #2NaCN + H_2SO_4 -> Na_2SO_4 + 2HCN#
• 3 moles of sodium reacted with 3 moles of chlorine gas. How much material was left unreacted? How many moles of sodium chloride were produced?
• In this reaction: #4HCl (g) + O_2 (g) -> 2H_2O (l) + 2Cl_2(g)#. When 63.1 g of #HCI# react with 17.2 g of #O_2#, 49.3 g of #Cl_2# are collected. How do you determine the limiting reactant, theoretical yield of #Cl_2# and percent yield for the reaction?
• 3.2 grams of hydrogen react with 9.5 grams of bromine. Which is the limiting reagent?
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• (Checking Solution to problem) Using limiting reactants and known mass to determine mass of product?
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• What mass of chlorine gas is required to react with a #0.567*g# mass of phosphorus to make #PCl_5#?
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• How do we measure the mass of magnesium metal?
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• How many molecules of each substance are present after the combustion of 3 molecules of propane with 10 molecules of oxygen?
• How do you write the chemical equation (with state symbols) for the reaction? Which of the two reactants is the limiting reagent? How do you calculate the mass of carbon dioxide produced and the mass of the excess reactant left unreacted?
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• 1. How do you identify the limiting reactant in a reaction? 2. How do you use Hess's Law to determine the enthalpy change of a reaction?
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• If 113.0 g of iron reacts with 138.0 g of chlorine gas, what is the limiting reactant?
• Given the following, what is the limiting reactant? What is the theoretical yield of #Cl_2#? If the yield of the reaction is 75.5%, what is the actual yield of chlorine?
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• If 1.67 mol of copper and 6.5 mol of silver nitrate are available to react by single replacement, what is the limiting reactant?
• How do you identify the limiting reactant when 5.78 g of phosphorus react with 27.9 of liquid bromine?
• What molar quantity of carbon dioxide will result, if a six mole quantity of pentane are completely combusted?
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• When 100 g #Mg_3N_2# reacts with 75.0 g #H_2O#, what is the limiting reactant?
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• If you have 4 moles each of #CO# and #O_2#, which is the limiting reagent and why?
• In the reaction #"FeC"l_2 + 2"NaOH" -> "Fe(OH)"_2"(s)" + 2"NaC"l#, if 6 moles of #"FeC"l_2# are added to 6 moles of #"NaOH"#, how many moles of #"FeC"l_2# would be used up in the reaction?
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• When #10*g# dihydrogen gas, and #32*g# dioxygen gas react, which is the limiting reagent. And what mass of water will result?
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• A #5*g# mass of magnesium metal reacts with a #4.0*g# mass of oxygen gas. Which reagent is in stoichiometric excess?
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• What is the difference between a limiting reactant and an excess reactant?
• Which of these is the limiting reagent in the formation of triphenylmethanol?
• How do you calculate the mass of water produced from the reaction of 24.0 g of #H_2# and 160.0 g of #CO_2#? What is the limiting reagent?
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• A #5*g# mass of aluminum metal is oxidized by a #10*g# mass of sulfur. If a #12.5*g# mass of #"aluminum sulfide"# is isolated, what is the percentage yield?
• What is the yield of acetone when isopropanol is oxidized?
• What mass of oxygen gas is required for combustion of a #12.0*g# mass of propane?
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• Why is the term limiting used to describe the limiting reactant?
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• What is the limiting reagent when #12.5*lb# pentane are reacted with a #12.5*lb# mass of dioxygen gas?
• What is the quantity of a reactant that is more than enough to react with a limiting reagent?
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• How do you identify the limiting reagent for the given combination of balanced reactions? #(NaOH)/(5.0 mol) + (HCl)/(4.5 mol) -> NaCl + H_2O#
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• What is the limiting reactant when 7.81 of HCl reacts with 5.24 g of NaOH to produce NaCl and #H_2O#?
• How do you know if a problem is a limiting reactant problem?
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• How would you define the term "limiting reactant?"
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• #N_2 + 3H_2 -> 2NH_3#. What is the limiting reactant if you start the reaction with 10.0 moles of each reactant?
• If 28 g of #C_3H_8# and 45 g of #O_2# are reacted together, which one would be the limiting reactant?
• Using the following equation, #2C_2H_6 + 7O_2 -> 4CO_2 + 6H_2O#, if 2.5 g #C_2H_6# react with 170 g #O_2#, what is the limiting reactant?
• If 28 g of #N_2# and 25 g of #H_2# are reacted together, which one would be the limiting reactant?
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• Limiting Reagent Question?
• How many moles of hydrogen gas are produced when #"20 g"# of sodium metal react with #"10 g"# of water?
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• #2C_2H_2(l) + 5O_2(g) -> 4CO_2(g) + 2H_2O(g)# If the acetylene tank contains 37.0 mol of #C_2H_2# and the oxygen tank contains 81.0 mol of #O_2#, what is the limiting reactant for this reaction?
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• What volume is produced at STP in the reaction #2"H"_2"S"(g) + 3"O"_2(g) -> 2"SO"_2(g) + 2"H"_2"O"(l)# if we start with #"200 mL H"_2"S"# and #"200 mL O"_2#?
• P4(s)+6Cl2(g)→4PCl3(l) A reaction mixture initially contains 45.13 g P4 and 132.0 g Cl2.Once the reaction has occurred as completely as possible, what mass (in g) of the excess reactant is left?
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• Using the reaction, #4Al + 3O_2 -> 2Al_2O_3#, how do you identify the limiting reactant in each of the following: 0.25 mol Al and .40mol #O_2# and 58.5g Al and 98.0g #O_2#?
• For the following reaction, what is the maximum mass of #"HCl"# that can be obtained by the reaction #"37.5 g"# #"BCl"_3# and #"60.0 g"# of #"H"_2"O"#?
• Sodium and chlorine react to form sodium chloride: 2Na (s) + Cl2 (g) ----> 2NaCl (s) For the reaction of 44.0g Na with 69.9 g Cl2, what is the limiting reactant and what is the theoretical yield of sodium chloride in grams?
• Maximum number of mol of #PbSO_4# that can be precipitated by mixing 20.00 ml of 0.1 M #Pb(NO_3)_2# and 30.00 ml of 0.1 M #Na_2SO_4# will be?
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• What is the limiting reagent?
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• 3 g of #"H"_2# react with 29 g of #"O"_2# to give #"H"_2"O"#. Which is the limiting reagent? Calculate the amount of #"H"_2"O"# formed? Calculate the amount of unreacted reactant left.
• How do we work out the limiting reagent in combustion reactions?
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• How to find the limiting reactant given moles?
• In the following equations, determine which reactant is the limiting reactant and which reactant is in excess.? The amounts mixed together are shown below each reactant. a) 2NaOH(10g) + H2SO4(10g) →Na2SO4+2H2O
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• Magnesium nitride may be prepared by the direct reaction of the elements as shown 3 mg(s)+n2(g)=Mg3N2(s). For each combination of the ff. combinations of reactants decide which is limiting reactant?
• A #6*g# mass of iron reacts with a #1.6*g# mass of dioxygen to form #FeO#. What is the reagent in excess, and what is the mass of product formed?
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• #2.5*g# masses each of hydrogen chloride, and calcium carbonate are reacted. Which is the limiting reagent?
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• What occurs when a solution of silver nitrate is mixed with a solution of calcium chloride?
• 600 g of dinitrogen reacts with 100 g of dihydrogen to form ammonia. Find the limiting reagent and calculate the amount of ammonia formed? P.S- pls solve the question by calculating the moles
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• For the reaction of #"2.00 L"# of #"0.500 M"# potassium permanganate with #"100.0 g"# of iron solid in the presence of #"1.025 M HCl"#, what volume of #"HCl"# is needed?
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• Would you expect a difference in the mass of #"AgCl"# produced by the reaction depending on whether you used the #"1 M"# or #"0.1 M"# of #"NaCl"#? Give reasons for your answer.
• Why do some chemistry questions say "assume there is excess [x]"?
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• Stoichiometry: How to find the Limiting Reagent?