Question

When 7.0 mol Al react with 8.5 mol HCl, what is the limiting reactant and how many moles of AlCl3 can be formed?

2 Al + 6 HCl “yields”/ 2 AlCl3 + 3 H2

Al is the limiting reactant, 7.0 mol AlCl3 can be formed

HCl is the limiting reactant, 2.8 mol AlCl3 can be formed

Al is the limiting reactant, 3.5 mol AlCl3 can be formed

HCl is the limiting reactant, 8.5 mol AlCl3 can be formed

Answer 1

divide the amount of moles of each individual species by it's own coefficient in the balanced equation:

moles/coefficient= normalized moles

which ever one has the least amount is the limiting reactant.

Answer 2

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