Unit 10: Exit Ticket #3 Limiting Reactant

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

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

• NH₃
• NO
• N₂
• water

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CH₄ + 2H₂O --> CO₂ + 4H₂
What is the limiting reactant when 20g CH₄ react with 15g H₂O?

• CH₄
• H₂O
• CO₂
• H₂

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

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

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

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

Fe + S --> FeS
If 7.62g Fe react with 8.67g S, what is the limiting reactant?

• Fe
• S
• FeS
• none 

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7