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OpenStudy (nottim):

Stoichiometry question: KOH+HNO3---> KNO3+H2O

OpenStudy (nottim):

Figured out that KOH was 2.597 mol, and HNO3 was 7.184 mol.

OpenStudy (nottim):

But since the ratios are 1:1:1:1, what happens here?

OpenStudy (wolfe8):

Then the substance with the least number of moles is the limiting reagent. Thus your reaction can only produce according to that number of mole's ratio.

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