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    This document provides an overview of limiting reactants and examples for identifying the limiting reactant in chemical reactions. It explains that the limiting reactant is the one that limits the amount of product that can be formed. To determine which reactant is limiting, you must calculate how much of the product can be formed from each reactant and identify the reactant that forms the lower amount of product. Once the limiting reactant is used up, the reaction will stop. The excess is the reactant that remains once the limiting reactant is used up. The examples show how to calculate the limiting reactant, excess, and amount of product formed.

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    This document provides an overview of limiting reactants and examples for identifying the limiting reactant in chemical reactions. It explains that the limiting reactant is the one that limits the amount of product that can be formed. To determine which reactant is limiting, you must calculate how much of the product can be formed from each reactant and identify the reactant that forms the lower amount of product. Once the limiting reactant is used up, the reaction will stop. The excess is the reactant that remains once the limiting reactant is used up. The examples show how to calculate the limiting reactant, excess, and amount of product formed.

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    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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    LIMITING REACTANT Limiting Reactant: Example #1

     Most of the time in chemistry we have 10.0g of aluminum reacts with 35.0 grams of
    more of one reactant than we need to chlorine gas to produce aluminum chloride. Which
    completely use up other reactant. reactant is limiting, which is in excess, and how
     That reactant is said to be in excess (there is much product is produced?
    too much).
    *To identify the Limiting Reactant follow
     The other reactant limits how much product
    stoichiometry method: Balance first!
    we get. Once it runs out, the reactions.
    This is called the limiting reactant. 2 Al + 3 Cl2  2 AlCl3

    Start with Al:

    Now Cl2:

     To find the correct answer, we have to try


     We get 49.4g of aluminum chloride from
    all of the reactants. We have to calculate
    the given amount of aluminum, but only
    how much of a product we can get from
    43.9g of aluminum chloride from the given
    each of the reactants to determine which
    amount of chlorine. Therefore, chlorine is
    reactant is the limiting one.
    the limiting reactant. Once the 35.0g of
     The lower amount of a product is the
    chlorine is used up, the reaction comes to a
    correct answer.
    complete.
     The reactant that makes the least amount
    of product is the limiting reactant. Once you
    determine the limiting reactant, you should Finding Excess Practice
    ALWAYS start with it!
     Be sure to pick a product! You can’t 15.0 g of potassium reacts with 15.0 g of iodine.
    compare to see which is greater and which Calculate which reactant is limiting and how much
    is lower unless the product is the same! product is made.

     Finding the Amount of Excess


    - By calculating the amount of the excess
    reactant needed to completely react
    with the limiting reactant, we can

    1
    subtract that amount from the given
    amount to find the amount of excess.
    - Can we find the amount of excess
    potassium in the previous problem?
     15.0 g of potassium reacts with 15.0 g of
    iodine.
    2 K + I2  2 KI
     We found that Iodine is the limiting
    reactant, and 19.6 g of potassium iodide are
    produced.

    Limiting Reactant: Recap

    1) You can recognize a limiting reactant


    problem because there is MORE THAN ONE
    GIVEN AMOUNT.
    2) Convert ALL of the reactants to the SAME
    product (pick any product you choose.)
    3) The lowest answer is the correct answer.
    4) The reactant that gave you the lowest
    answer is the LIMITING REACTANT.
    5) The other reactant(s) are in EXCESS.
    6) To find the amount of excess, subtract the
    amount used from the given amount.
    7) If you have to find more than one product,
    be sure to start with the limiting reactant.
    You don’t have to determine which is the LR
    over and over again!

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