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Sodium reacts with chlorine gas to produce sodium chloride if 10 moles of chlorine reacts with 5 moles of sodium, which reactant will be the limiting reactant

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Equation:2Na+Cl2-->2NaCl
no. of mole of Na=5 moles
no. of moles of Cl2=10 moles
since 5 moles of Na will react with (5/2)=2.5 moles of Cl2. Therefore Na is the limiting reactant.
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