Limiting & Excess Reactants Name: _______________________________________

Josa Lee
Homework Period: _______Date:
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Limiting & Excess Reactants *Remember to use the limiting reactant when calculating the amount of product formed.
1. Balanced the equation for this reaction, and answer the questions.
___
1 N2 + ___ H2 ___ NH3
3 2
a) If 25.0 g N2 and 18.75 g H2 are used for this reaction, which reactant will be the limiting reactant? Show your
proof.

250,9N2
2
is iinz iiiii i i iee'atina

b)
9 i.si im iiE
How much of the excess reactant will be left over?
9 ne nqetzjimiting

18.759 1629 2.6gH2

2. Silver nitrate and iron (III) chloride are reacted. 27.0 g silver nitrate and 43.5 g iron (III) chloride are used in the
reaction.

a) Write the balanced equation for this double replacement reaction.

3Agnoz Feel 3Agel Fe No 13

b) Determine the limiting reactant for this reaction. Show your proof.

27.0919 3 imiieii
a.ms
5giz.jmiajii 8sagfects excess
359 c's 1379Agnos limiting
c) Using the limiting reactant, calculate how many grams of silver chloride are produced.

2309703 ii.gg jii imi'agtii's i'is959 22.8gage

d) How many grams of the excess reactant will remain after the reaction is complete?

93.5g 8.59g 34.9g Feel

3. A double replacement reaction occurs between two solutions of lead (II) nitrate and potassium bromide. Write a
balanced equation for this reaction—identifying the product that will precipitate, and the product that will remain in
solution.
a) Write the balanced equation for this double replacement reaction.

PbNos 2 2KBr PbBr2 2KNO3

b) If this reaction starts with 32.5 g lead (II) nitrate and 38.75 g potassium bromide, how many grams of the
precipitate will be produced? Remember to use the limiting reactant to calculate the amount of precipitate
formed.
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3259700332
im mpiii iz iii 9 23ngkBr excess
3
38.759 Br 1am
II 1
2
if 53.99Pb Nos2 limiting
1
c)
3259900372 13ms
hi
mm
How many grams of the excess reactant will remain?
30.0 PbBre

38.75g 23.4g 15.4g Kbr

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