LIMITING REACTANT

Use the equation 2 Al + 3 Cl₂ ---> 2 AlCl₃.  If 2 moles of aluminum and 2 moles of chlorine are reacted, identify the limiting reactant.

• AlCl3
• Cl2
• Al

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

When does a chemical reaction stop?

• When the lab is finished
• When the excess reactant is used up
• When the limiting reactant is used up
• Chemical reactions never stop

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

• 1.16%
• 116%
• 85%
• 76%

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

What is a limiting reactant?

• the reactant that limit the amount of product formed

• the reactant that is in excess

• the product that you can make the most of

• the amount of reactants that react with each other

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

Why is the following chemical equation not balanced?
H_{2 +} O₂ --> H₂O

• each side of the equation has a different number of oxygen atoms
• each side of the equation has a different number of hydrogen atoms
• each side has the same mass
• there are no coefficients

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

What is the first thing you must do to solve a stoichiometry problem?

• Write a Balanced Equation
• Panic
• Write an Unbalanced Equation
• Avogadro's Number

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Balance the following reaction :
 
CaC₂(s)   +   H₂O(l)   -->   C₂H₂(g)   +   Ca(OH)₂(aq)

• 1,2,2,2
• 1,2,1,1
• 2,1,1,1
• 2,1,2,1

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

Using the following equation:
Fe₂O₃(s) + 3H₂(g) → 2Fe(s) + 3H₂O(l)
How many moles of iron can be made from  6 moles H₂? 

• 4 moles Fe
• 6 moles Fe
• 9 moles Fe
• 2 moles Fe

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In a lab, a scientist calculate he should produce 12.3 grams of product in his experiment. When he is finished collecting his product it weighs 10.1 grams. What is his percent yield?

• 82%
• 0.82%
• 10.1 %
• 100%

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