Stoichiometry: Limiting Reactants and Percentage Yield (LC 2027) (Leaving Cert Chemistry): Quizzes

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The Limiting Reactant
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What is the limiting reactant in a chemical reaction?

Reactant used up first

What is the excess reactant?

Reactant not completely used up

In Fe + S → FeS with 4 Fe atoms and 6 S atoms, which is the limiting reactant?

Iron

How many FeS molecules form when 4 Fe atoms react with 6 S atoms?

4 molecules

In the Fe + S example with 4 Fe and 6 S atoms, how many S atoms remain unreacted?

2 atoms

What is the formula to convert mass to moles?

massrelative atomic mass\frac{\text{mass}}{\text{relative atomic mass}}

What is the first step in identifying the limiting reactant?

Write balanced equation

With 10g Fe (0.18 mol) and 10g S (0.31 mol) in Fe + S → FeS, which is limiting?

Iron

What mass of FeS forms from 0.18 mol Fe in Fe + S → FeS? (FeS = 87.92 g/mol)

15.83 g

What determines the maximum amount of product that can be formed?

Limiting reactant

What happens to the limiting reactant at the end of a reaction?

It is completely consumed

With 10 bread slices and 3 cheese slices (2:1 ratio), how many sandwiches can you make?

3 sandwiches

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