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Limiting reactants

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a limiting reactant?
a)
the reactant that determines how much product can be made
b)
the reactant that is in excess
c)
the product that you can make the most of
d)
the amount of reactants that react with each other
2.
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?
a)
bread
b)
jelly
c)
peanut butter
d)
sandwich
3.
When 12 moles of O2 reacts with 1.1 mole of C10H8 what is the limiting reactant?  C10H8 + 12 O2 --> 10 CO2 + 4 H2O
a)
Oxygen
b)
C10H8
c)
Water
d)
Carbon Dioxide
4.
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.
a)
AlCl3
b)
Cl2
c)
Al
5.
CH4 + 2H2O --> CO+ 4H2
What is the limiting reactant when 20g CHreact with 15g H2O?
a)
CH4
b)
H2O
c)
CO2
d)
H2
6.
Fe + S --> FeS
If 7.62g Fe react with 8.67g S, what is the limiting reactant?
a)
Fe
b)
S
c)
FeS
d)
none 
7.
SO+ PCl--> SOCl+ POCl3
How much SOClis produced when 16.2g SOreact with 13.7g PCl5? 
a)
7.87g
b)
30.1g
c)
26.4g
d)
19.8g 
8.
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
9.
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.
a)

AlCl3

b)

Cl2

c)
Al
10.
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
11.
What is the limiting reactant if 10 moles of NH3  react  with 30.0 moles of NO?
4NH3+6NO --> 5N2 + 6H2O
a)
NH3
b)
NO
c)
N2
d)
water
12.
P+ 3O--> P4O
What is the limiting reactant is 12 moles of Preact with 15 moles of O2?
a)
P4
b)
O2
c)
P4O
d)
none of the above
13.
4NH+ 5O--> 4NO + 6H2O
How many grams of NO are formed if 6.30g of ammonia react with 1.80g of oxygen? 
a)
0.37g
b)
0.045g
c)
1.35g
d)
11.1g
14.
Fe + S --> FeS
If 7.62g Fe react with 8.67g S, what is the limiting reactant?
a)
Fe
b)
S
c)
FeS
d)
none 
15.
2 NaCl + Pb(NO3)2 --> 2 NaNO3 + PbCl2
 
How many grams of lead II chloride are produced from the reaction of 15.3 g of NaCl and 60.8 g of Pb(NO3)2
a)
21.5g
b)
51.1g
c)
43.4g
d)
36.4g
16.
2Al + 3H2SO4 -> Al2(SO4)3 + 3H2
How many grams of aluminum sulfate would be formed if 250g H2SO4 completely reacted with aluminum?
a)
0.85 g
b)
290 g
c)
450 g
d)
870 g