GENERAL

CHEMISTRY 1
Explain the concept of
limiting reagent in a chemical
reaction
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➢Define limiting reactant.

➢Identify an excess reactant in a
chemical reaction
➢Understand the implications of a limiting
reactant in a chemical reaction.
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Q1. Which are considered to be reactants in the
given illustration?
Q2. Which are considered to be products in the
given illustration?
Q3. From the above illustration what is the
limiting reactant?
Q4. What conclusion can you make about the
above illustration?
 The reagent that has completely
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reacted and used up in a reaction

is called the limiting reagent.
The excess reagent is the
reactant that is present in quantity
higher than what is required to
react with the limiting reagent.
Sample Problem 1:
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1. How many moles of NH3 is produced with 6

moles of H2 was initially mixed with and 4 moles
of N2 gas?
2. Which reagent is the limiting reagent? Which is
the excess reagent?
3. How many moles of excess reagent is in excess?
1. Computezfor the NH3 produced to determine which of the
2 reactants is the limiting reagent.
1. Computezfor the NH3 produced to determine which of the
2 reactants is the limiting reagent.
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3. To determine how much of the 4 moles of N2 is in excess, we

will use the mole-mole factor of N2 and H2.

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Sample Problem 2:
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1. How many moles of CO2 is produced with 56.2

moles C2H6 and 73.4 moles of O2?
2. Which reagent is the limiting reagent? Which is
the excess reagent?
3. How many moles of excess reagent is in excess?
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