Limiting Reactants and Mole Conversions

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

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

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

2H₂   +   O₂  →  2H₂O
How many moles of water can be produced if 8 moles H₂ are used?

• 4 moles
• 8 moles
• 16 moles
• 2 moles

P₄ + 3O₂ --> P₄O₆

What is the limiting reactant if 12 moles of P₄ react with 15 moles of O₂?

• P₄

• O₂

• P₄O₆

• none of the above