LImiting reactant homework quiz

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

When 12 moles of O₂ reacts with 1.1 mole of C₁₀H₈ what is the limiting reactant?  C₁₀H₈ + 12 O₂ --> 10 CO₂ + 4 H₂O

• Oxygen
• C₁₀H₈
• Water
• Carbon Dioxide

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

In this image, what are the information in red is called the_______.

• Product
• Reactant
• Chemical Subscript
• Yield

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NGSS.HS-PS1-6

In this image, what are the information to the right of the arrow (in black) is called the_______.

• Product
• Reactant
• Chemical Subscript
• Yield

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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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

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

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

Fe + S --> FeS
Samuel and Liam are working on a chemistry project where they react 7.62g of Fe with 8.67g of S. Based on the amounts used, what is the limiting reactant?

• Fe

• S

• FeS

• none 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-7