Magnesium oxide can be made by heating magnesium metal in the presence of oxygen. The balanced equation for the reaction is: 2Mg(s)+O2(g)→2MgO(s) When 10.1 g of Mg are allowed to react with 10.5 g of O2, 10.3 g of MgO are collected. Dteremine the limiting reactants for the reaction

The limiting reactants for the reaction is, Mg

Explanation : Given,

Mass of = 10.1 g

Mass of = 10.5 g

Molar mass of = 24 g/mol

Molar mass of = 32 g/mol

First we have to calculate the moles of and .

and,

Now we have to calculate the limiting and excess reagent.

The balanced chemical equation is:

From the balanced reaction we conclude that

As, 2 mole of react with 1 mole of

So, 0.421 moles of react with moles of

From this we conclude that, is an excess reagent because the given moles are greater than the required moles and is a limiting reagent and it limits the formation of product.

Hence, the limiting reactants for the reaction is, Mg

answer is: naturally occurring solid, inorganic compound or element is mineral.

minerals usually have crystalline form, that means than crystal constituents (atoms, molecules or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

for example magnetite is a mineral of iron oxide (fe₂o₃).

calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (caco₃).

dolomite is an   carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate (camg(co₃)₂).