11.3 Limiting Reactants
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Limiting Reactant
A limiting reactant in a chemical reaction is the
substance that • Is used up first.• Stops the reaction.• Limits the amount of product that can form.
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Reacting Amounts
In a table setting, there is 1
plate, 1 fork, 1 knife, and
1 spoon.
How many table settings are
possible from 5 plates, 6 forks,
4 spoons, and 7 knives?
What is the limiting item?
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Reacting Amounts
Four table settings can be made.
Initially Use Left over
plates 5 4 1
forks 6 4 2
spoons 4 4 0
knives 7 4 3
The limiting item is the spoon.
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Example of Everyday Limiting Reactant
How many peanut butter sandwiches could be made from 8 slices bread and 1 jar of peanut butter?
With 8 slices of bread, only 4 sandwiches could be made. The bread is the limiting item.
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Example of Everyday Limiting ReactantHow many peanut butter sandwiches could be made from 8 slices bread and 1 tablespoon of peanut butter?
With 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, only 1 sandwich could be made. The peanut butter is the limiting item.
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Limiting Reactants
When 4.00 mol H2 is mixed with 2.00 mol Cl2,how
many moles of HCl can form?
H2(g) + Cl(g) 2HCl (g)
4.00 mol 2.00 mol ??? mol
• Calculate the moles of product from each reactant, H2 and Cl2.
• The limiting reactant is the one that produces the smaller amount of product.
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Limiting Reactants Using Moles
HCl from H2
4.00 mol H2 x 2 mol HCl = 8.00 mol HCl
1 mol H2 (not possible)
HCl from Cl2
2.00 mol Cl2 x 2 mol HCl = 4.00 mol HCl
1 mol Cl2 (smaller number)
The limiting reactant is Cl2 because it is used up first. Thus Cl2 produces the smaller number of moles of HCl.
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Checking Calculations
Initially H2
4.00 mol
Cl2 2.00 mol
2HCl
0 mol
Reacted/
Formed
-2.00 mol -2.00 mol +4.00 mol
Left after reaction
2.00 mol
Excess
0 mol
Limiting
4.00 mol
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Limiting Reactants Using Mass
If 4.80 mol Ca mixed with 2.00 mol N2, which is thelimiting reactant? 3Ca(s) + N2(g) Ca3N2(s)
Moles of Ca3H2 from Ca
4.80 mol Ca x 1 mol Ca3N2 = 1.60 mol Ca3N2 3 mol Ca (Ca used up)
Moles of Ca3H2 from N2
2.00 mol N2 x 1 mol Ca3N2 = 2.00 mol Ca3N2
1 mol N2 (not possible)
All Ca is used up when 1.60 mol Ca3N2 forms. Thus, Ca is the limiting reactant.
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Limiting Reactants Using Mass
Calculate the mass of water produced when
8.00 g H2 and 24.0 g O2 react?
2H2(g) + O2(g) 2H2O(l)
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Limiting Reactants Using Mass
Calculate the grams of H2 for each reactant.
H2: 8.00 g H2 x 1 mol H2 x 2 mol H2O x 18.02 g H2O
2.016 g H2 2 mol H2 1 mol H2O
= 71.5 g H2O (not possible)
O2:
24.0 g O2 x 1 mol O2 x 2 mol H2O x 18.02 g H2O 32.00 g O2 1 mol O2 1 mol H2O
= 27.0 g H2O (smaller)
O2 is the limiting reactant.