A) What is the maximum number of grams of nickel bromide that can be produced from the reaction of 67.8 g of nickel with 37.3 g of bromine?
b) Which reactant is in excess and what mass of this reactant is left over?
Ni + Br2 NiBr2

The answer to your question is a) 51.07 g of NiBr₂   b) Nickel, 54 g

Explanation:

Data

mass of NiBr₂ = ?

mass if Ni = 67.8 g

mass of Br = 37.3 g

Balanced chemical reaction

                Ni  +  Br₂   ⇒   NiBr₂

Process

1.- Find the atomic mass of the reactants and the molar mass of the product

Ni = 59 g

Br = 79.9 x 2 = 159.8 g

NiBr₂ = 59 + 159.8 = 218.8 g

2.- Find the limiting reactant

theoretical yield  Ni/Br₂ = 59/159.8 = 0.369

experimental yield Ni/Br₂ = 67.8/37.3 = 1.81

The limiting reactant is Bromine because the experimental yield was lower than the theoretical yield.

3.- Calculate the mass of NiBr₂

                    159.8 g of Br₂ 218.8 g of NiBr₂

                      37.3 g of Br₂  x

                          x = (37.3 x 218.8) / 159.8

                          x = 8161.24/159.8

                          x = 51.07 g of NiBr₂

4.- Find the excess reactant

The excess reactant is Nickel

                59 g of Ni 159.8 g of Br₂

                  x                37.3 g of Br₂

                            x = (37.3 x 59)/159.8

                            x = 2200.7/159.8

                            x = 13.77 g of Ni

Excess Ni = 67.8 - 13.77

                 = 54 g