Question

Example: In a reaction of producing ClF3, 0.750 mol of Cl2 reacts with 3.00 mol of F2. Find the limiting reactant?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the limiting reactant, we need to compare the amount of product that can be produced using each reactant.

First, we need to write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction:
Cl2 + 3F2 -> 2ClF3

Next, we need to calculate the amount of product that can be produced from 0.750 mol of Cl2 and 3.00 mol of F2.

For Cl2:
0.750 mol Cl2 x (2 mol ClF3 / 1 mol Cl2) = 1.50 mol ClF3

For F2:
3.00 mol F2 x (2 mol ClF3 / 3 mol F2) = 2.00 mol ClF3

Since Cl2 can produce 1.50 mol of ClF3 and F2 can produce 2.00 mol of ClF3, the limiting reactant is Cl2.