What is the limiting reactant in the following equation? How much Fe2O3 will be produced if 2.1 g of Fe with 2.1 g of O2? 4 Fe + 3O2 —> 2Fe2O3

Fe is limiting, and it will produce .0188 mols of Fe2O3

Explanation:

after you convert both Fe and O2 to mols by using their molar mass, you see there is less Fe than O2 so that is your limiting reactant. To find the amount of Fe2O3 you devide the limiting reactant by it's coefeciant (4) then multiply it by the products coefficant (2). Let me know if you have any questions

"you start with 15.67 g mgco3-xh2o, when heated and all the water is removed, you are left with 7.58 g mgco3 only.

therefore, you had 15.67 - 7.58 = 8.09g h2o  

moles of each :

7.58g mgco3 = ? moles = 7.58g / 83.4g/mole = 0.09moles  

8 09g h2o = ? moles = 8.09g / 18g/mole = 0.44moles  

molar ratio between the two by dividing both numbers by the smallest number :

0.09 / 0.09 = 1  

0.44 / 0.09 = 4.8  

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