Balancing and Limiting Reactants

The limiting reactant

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

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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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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

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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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Theoretical yield = 73g
Actual yield = 62g
Calculate the percent yield.

• 1.16%
• 116%
• 85%
• 76%

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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4NH₃ + 5O₂ --> 4NO + 6H₂O
How many grams of NO are formed if 6.30g of ammonia react with 1.80g of oxygen? 

• 0.37g
• 0.045g
• 1.35g
• 11.1g

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P₄ + 6Cl₂ --> 4PCl₃ 
The reaction of 75.0g P₄ with excess chlorine gas produces 110g PCl₃ in lab. Find the theoretical yield and calculate percent yield for the reaction. 

• 78%
• 64%
• 27%
• 33%

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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

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The following chemical equation represents a reaction that we will do in the lab next quarter:

Mg (s) + 2 HCl (aq) → MgCl₂ (aq) + H₂ (aq)

How many grams of excess reagent will be left over when 6.00 g of HCl reacts with 5.00 g of Mg?

(hint: determine the limiting reagent first )

• 4 g

• 1 g

• 2 g

• 3 g

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