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6.5 Limiting Reagents and % Yield

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The limiting reactant

a)

slows the reaction down

b)

is used up first

c)

is the reactant that is left over

d)

controls the speed of the reaction

2.

2 Al + 3 Cl2 ---> 2 AlCl3.

If 2 moles of aluminum and 2 moles of chlorine are reacted, identify the limiting reactant.

a)

AlCl3

b)

Cl2

c)

Al

3.
When does a chemical reaction stop?
a)
When the lab is finished
b)
When the excess reactant is used up
c)
When the limiting reactant is used up
d)
Chemical reactions never stop
4.

4NH3+6NO --> 5N2 + 6H2O


What is the limiting reactant if 10 moles of NH3 react with 30.0 moles of NO?

a)

NH3

b)

NO

c)

N2

d)

water

5.
Theoretical yield = 73g
Actual yield = 62g
Calculate the percent yield.
a)
1.16%
b)
116%
c)
85%
d)
76%
6.

4NH3 + 5O2 --> 4NO + 6H2O


How many Liters of NO are formed if 6.30g of ammonia react with 1.80g of oxygen?

a)

1.5 L

b)

2.02 L

c)

1.01 L

d)

8.30 L

7.
If a chemist calculates the maximum amount of product that could be obtained in a chemical reaction, he or she is calculating the
a)
theoretical yield
b)
mole ratio
c)
actual yield
d)
percentage yield
8.

SO2 + PCl5 --> SOCl2 + POCl3


How many molecules of of SOCl2 is produced when 16.2g SO2 react with 13.7g PCl5?

a)

3.98 X 1022 molecules

b)

1.52 X 1023 molecules

c)

4.19 X 10-25 molecules

d)

3.98 molecules

e)

1.52 molecules

9.
3. The reactant that is not completely used up in a chemical reaction is called the __________ .
a)
spectator reagent
b)
limiting reagent
c)
excess reagent
d)
catalyst
10.

6Na + Fe2O3 --> 3Na2O + 2Fe


If you are provided 200g of sodium and 250 grams of iron(III) oxide, how much of excess reagent is left?

a)

232 g

b)

18 g

c)

250 g

11.

Al(OH)3 + 3HCl --> 3H2O + AlCl3


14 grams of Al(OH)3 is completely reacted with excess hydrochloric acid. If you actually recovered 22.0 grams of aluminum chloride, what is the percent yield of the reaction?

a)

100%

b)

25%

c)

92%

d)

69%