Conceptual Limiting Reactants

Why is it important to identify the limiting reagent?

• The limiting reagent speeds up the reaction.

• The limiting reagent controls the amount of product formed.

• If there is no limiting reagent, the reaction will not occur.

• No stoichiometry calculations can be done without a limiting reagent.

Using the diagram, determine the limiting reactant, the product formed is water.

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• none of the reactant are limiting

• both hydrogen and oxygen

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

Identify the limiting and excess reactants in the reaction shown.

• N₂ is limiting and H₂ is excess. 

• H₂ is limiting and N₂ is excess. 

• NH₃ is both limiting and excess.

• There is no limiting reactant. 

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

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

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 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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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

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

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

Use the equation 2 Al + 3 Cl₂ ---> 2 AlCl₃. If 2 moles of aluminum and 3 moles of chlorine are reacted, how much AlCl₃ can be made?

• 1 mole

• 2 moles

• 4 moles

• 0 moles

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

Why is it important to identify the limiting reagent?

• The limiting reagent speeds up the reaction.

• The limiting reagent controls the amount of product formed.

• If there is no limiting reagent, the reaction will not occur.

• No stoichiometry calculations can be done without a limiting reagent.