How is a limiting reactant problem different from other stoichiometry problems?

Answer 1

A limiting reactant problem will most likely give the starting amounts of two or more reactants. The amount of products formed will be dependent on one of the reactants, but you won't be told which reactant is going to determine the amount of products formed. You will need to figure out which one limits how much product will form!

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Answer 2

Jose Ayala

In a limiting reactant problem, you need to determine which reactant limits the amount of product that can be formed. This involves comparing the amounts of reactants available and calculating the amount of product that can be produced from each reactant. Other stoichiometry problems may involve calculating the amounts of reactants or products given certain conditions, but they do not specifically address the limitation imposed by one of the reactants.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.