Ch 9.

3 Practice Problems Limiting Reactants & Percentage Yield

Complete each of the following problems. Be sure to balance all chemical equations.

1. Zinc and sulfur react to form zinc sulfide according to the following equation:
Zn + S8 ZnS
a. If 2.00 mol of Zn are heated with 1.00 mol of S8, identify the limiting reactant.
b. How many moles of excess reactant remain?
c. How many grams of product are formed?
d. If the percentage yield of this reaction is known to be approximately 80%, what will
the actual yield of ZnS be?

2. Carbon reacts with steam, H2O, at high temperatures to produce hydrogen and carbon
monoxide gases:
H2O + C H2 + CO
a. If 2.40 mol of carbon are exposed to 3.10 mol of steam, identify the limiting
reactant.
b. How many moles of each product are formed?
c. What mass of each product will form?
d. If 3.49 g of H2 forms in this reaction, what is the percentage yield?

3. Aluminum reacts with copper (II) sulfate according the reaction:

Al + CuSO4 Al2(SO4)3 + Cu
a. If 1.85 g of Al reacts with 5.00 g CuSO4, which is the limiting reactant?
b. What mass of excess reactant will be left over?
c. How many moles of each product are formed?
d. If the percentage yield of Cu is 56.6%, what mass of Cu is produced?

4. In the reaction of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide, the solution is neutralized to
produced sodium chloride and water:
HCl + NaOH NaCl + H2O
a. If 2.0 mol of HCl reacts with 2.5 mol NaOH, identify the limiting reactant.
b. Determine the number of moles of excess reactant left over.
c. How many moles of each product will be formed?
d. If this reaction occurs at 90% yield of NaCl, what mass of NaCl is formed?