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Name: ` Topic: Limiting Reagent.
Grade: 10 IG-A/B/C/D Date: / / /2024
In chemical reactions, atoms combine in specific numbers. In chemical changes, the reactant that is left
over and doesn’t have anything to combine with is called the excess reactant, and the reactant that is
completely combined is called the limiting reactant.
1. The diagram below represents the chemical reaction between Nitrogen gas and Hydrogen gas.
A) What is the limiting reactant in this chemical change? ______________
B) What is the excess reactant in this chemical change? ______________
2. The diagram below shows the chemical reaction between Sulfur tetrafluoride and Fluorine gas.
A) What is the limiting reactant in this chemical change? ___________
B) What is the excess reactant in this chemical change? ___________
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3. The diagram below represents the chemical reaction between Krypton gas and Fluorine gas.
A) What is the limiting reactant in this chemical change? ___________
B) What is the excess reactant in this chemical change? ___________
Numericals
Q1) When Copper (II) chloride reacts with Sodium nitrate, Copper (II) nitrate and Sodium chloride are
formed.
(Ar: N=14, O=16, Na= 23, Cl=35.5, Cu= 64)
a) Write the balanced equation for the reaction given above:
CuCl2 + NaNO3 → Cu(NO3)2 + NaCl
b) If 15 grams of Copper (II) chloride react with 20 grams of Sodium nitrate, What is the limiting
reagent for the reaction?
c) How much Sodium chloride can be formed?
d) How many grams of Copper (II) nitrate is formed?
e) How much of the excess reagent is left over in this reaction?
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Q2) When Lead (II) nitrate reacts with Sodium iodide, Sodium nitrate and Lead (II) iodide are
formed. (Ar: N=14, O=16, Na= 23, l=127, Pb= 207)
a) Balance the following equation:
Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + NaI (aq) → PbI2 (s) + NaNO3 (aq)
b) If I start with 25.0 grams of Lead (II) nitrate and 15.0 grams of Sodium iodide, what is the limiting
reagent in the reaction?
c) How many grams of Sodium nitrate can be formed?
d) How many grams of Lead (II) iodide is formed?
e) How much of the excess reagent will be left over from the reaction?
Q 3) 1000 grams of sodium chloride is combined with 2000 grams of Barium phosphate.
(Ar: O=16, Na= 23, P=31, Cl= 35.5, Ba=137)
a) Balance the following equation:
6 NaCl + Ba3(PO4)2 → Na3PO4 + BaCl2
b) What is the limiting reactant?
c) How many grams of Sodium phosphate can be formed?
d) How many grams of excess reactant are left?
Q 4. Take the reaction: NH3 + O2 NO + H2O.
In an experiment, 3.25 g of NH3 are allowed to react with 3.50 g of O2.
a) Which reactant is the limiting reagent?
b) How many grams of NO are formed?
c) How much of the excess reactant remains after the reaction?
Q5. If 4.95 g of ethylene (C2H4) are combusted with 3.25 g of oxygen.
a) What is the limiting reagent?
b) How many grams of CO2 are formed?
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Q 6. Aluminum reacts with chlorine gas to form aluminum chloride via the following reaction:
2Al + 3Cl2 → 2AlCl3
How many grams of aluminum chloride could be produced from 34.0 g of aluminum and 39.0 g of
Chlorine gas?
Q7. Suppose 316.0 g aluminum sulfide reacts with 493.0 g of water.
What mass of the excess reactant remains?
The unbalanced equation is: Al2S3 + H2O → Al (OH)3 + H2S
Q8. The equation for the reduction of iron ore in a blast furnace is given below.
Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2
(a) How many kilograms of iron can be produced by the reaction of 7.00 kg of Fe2O3 and 3.00 kg of CO?
(b) How many kilograms of the excess reagent remains after reaction has ceased?
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Answer Key :
1. a) Nitrogen b) Hydrogen
2. a) SF4 b) F2
3. a) F2 b)Kr
Numerical:
1. a) CuCl2 + 2 NaNO3→ Cu(NO3)2 + 2 NaCl
b) CuCl2
c) 13.0 g
d) 20.89 g
e) 1.12 g
2. a) Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + 2 NaI (aq) → PbI2 (s) + 2 NaNO3 (aq)
b) NaI
c) 8.5 g
d) 23.05 g
e) 8.45 g
3.a) 6 NaCl + Ba3(PO4)2→ 2 Na3PO4+ 3 BaCl2
b) NaCl
c) 803.41 g
d) 287.75 g
4. a) O2
b) 2.63 g NO
c) 1.76 g NH3 left
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5. a) O2
b.) 2.98 g CO2
6. 48.9 g
7. Al2S3 + 6H2O → 2Al(OH)3 + 3H2S
❅ Al2S3 is the limiting reagent.
❅ 265.5 g H2O left
8. CO is the limiting reagent.
a) 3.99 kg of iron
b) 1.3 kg Fe left
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