Limiting Reagent

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

The limiting reactant . . .

• slows the reaction down.
• is used up first.
• is the reactant that is left over.
• controls the speed of the reaction.

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
• None

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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.

1 Cheese + 2 Bread --> 1 Grilled cheese
How many grilled cheeses can you make with 26 slices of bread and 14 pieces of cheese?

• 14
• 13
• 26
• 7

When 12 moles of O₂ reacts with 6 moles of C₁₀H₈, what is the limiting reactant?  
1 C₁₀H₈ + 12 O₂ --> 10 CO₂ + 4 H₂O

• Oxygen
• C₁₀H₈
• Water
• Carbon Dioxide

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

What is the limiting reactant if 10 moles of NH₃ react  with 30.0 moles of NO?
4 NH₃+6 NO --> 5 N₂ + 6 H₂O

• NH₃
• NO
• N₂
• water

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

1 P₄ + 3 O₂ --> 1 P₄O₆ 
What is the limiting reactant if 12 moles of P₄ react with 15 moles of O₂?

• P₄
• O₂
• P₄O₆ 
• none of the above

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

The Formula to make S'mores is:
2C + 1M + G₂ → C₂MG₂. If you have 5 Marshmallows (M), 9 Chocolate Pieces (C), and 9 Graham Cracker Halves (G), how many S'mores can you make?

• 5
• 4
• 8
• 42

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

6Na + Fe₂O₃ --> 3Na₂O + 2Fe

If you are provided 200g of sodium and 250 grams of iron(III) oxide, how much of excess reagent is left?

• 232 g

• 18 g

• 250 g

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7