Quiz: Limiting Reactants & % Yield

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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You need 2 pieces of bread, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter and 2 tablespoons of jelly to make a sandwich.  If you have 10 pieces of bread, 4 tablespoons of peanut butter and 20 tablespoons of jelly, what is the limiting reactant?

• bread
• jelly
• peanut butter
• sandwich

CH₄ + 2H₂O --> CO₂ + 4H₂
What is the limiting reactant when 20g CH₄ react with 15g H₂O?

• CH₄
• H₂O
• CO₂
• H₂

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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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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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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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2 NaCl + Pb(NO₃)₂ --> 2 NaNO₃ + PbCl₂
 
How many grams of lead II chloride are produced from the reaction of 15.3 g of NaCl and 60.8 g of Pb(NO₃)₂? 

• 21.5g
• 51.1g
• 43.4g
• 36.4g

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Theoretical yield = 73g
Actual yield = 62g
Calculate the percent yield.

• 1.16%
• 116%
• 85%
• 76%

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If a chemist calculates the maximum amount of product that could be obtained in a chemical reaction, he or she is calculating the

• theoretical yield
• mole ratio
• actual yield
• percentage yield

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3. The reactant that is not completely used up in a chemical reaction is called the __________ .

• spectator reagent
• limiting reagent
• excess reagent
• catalyst

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