THE MOLE MAP - EXTENDED

Key words: molecules, A = starting substance

atoms, compounds, or B = ending substance
formula units

Mol Ratio
(coefficients from balanced equation)

A B

Key words: mass Key words: volume

and/or grams (g) and/or Liters (L)

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LIMITING REACTANTS
 You will be given 2 start values, one will run out before the
other
 THIS IS THE LIMITING REACTANT

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LIMITING REACTANT – SIMPLE EXAMPLE
 To make a S’more, you need 2 graham crackers, 4 squares of chocolate,
and 1 marshmallow. If you have 8 graham crackers, 18 squares of
chocolate, and 5 marshmallows, what would be the limiting factor to
your S’mores?

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 VISUAL EXAMPLE

 # of Carbon  # of CS2
Atoms: molecules:
______ ______
 # of Sulfur  # of leftover
Atoms: Sulfur Atoms:
______ ______

What is the limiting reactant? ___________________

What is the excess reactant? ___________________

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LIMITING REACTANTS
 Solve the problem twice, once for each starting reactant value.
 The one that gives you LESS product at the end is your
limiting reactant
 The limiting reactant is the starting value whilst the product made
is what you solved for!!
 Conversely, the reactant that yield more product is called the
excess reactant

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HOW MUCH LEFTOVER?
 How much of the excess reactant will be left after the reaction
has occurred?
 At this point, the limiting and excess reactants have been
determined.
 Start the problem with the limiting reactant value from the
original problem. The end goal will the unit represented in the
excess reactant from the original problem
 Then, take this value and subtract it off the original excess
reactant value (value found in the word problem)

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PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 6AgI + Fe2(CO3)3  2FeI3 + 3Ag2CO3
 34.12 grams of Silver Iodide is added to 56.17 grams of Iron III Carbonate. What is
limiting reactant? What mass of Iron III Iodide can be made? How much of the
excess reactant is leftover?

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 PRACTICE PROBLEMS
 Mn3(PO4)2 + 6NaCl  3MnCl2 + 2Na3PO4
 6.84 x 1034 molecules of table salt is added to 2.74 x 1033 molecules of Manganese II
Phosphate.
 A. What is the limiting reactant?
 B. How many molecules of Sodium Phosphate can be made?
 C. How much of the excess reactant will be left over?