Limiting Reactants

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

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

What is the arrow in a chemical equation...
H_{2 +} O --> H₂O

• Reactants
• Products 
• Yields 
• Chemical Equation 

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

• P₄
• O₂
• P₄O₆ 
• none of the above

P₄ + 3O₂ --> P₄O₆

How many moles of P₄O₆ can be made if 3 moles of P₄ react with 6 moles of O₂?

• 1 mole

• 2 moles

• 4 moles

• 0 moles

How much water can be made if 8 moles of NH₃ react with 6 moles of NO?

4NH₃+6NO --> 5N₂ + 6H₂O

• 5 moles

• 6 moles

• 12 moles

• 18 moles