Cu + 2AgNO3 = Cu(NO3)2 + 2Ag
We are given the amount of the reactants to be used for the reaction. These values will be the starting point of our calculations.
9.85 g Cu ( 1 mol Cu / 63.55 g Cu ) = 0.15 mol Cu
31.0 g AgNO3 ( 1 mol AgNO3 / 169.87 g AgNO3 ) = 0.18 mol AgNO3
The limiting reactant is AgNO3.
0.18 mol AgNO3 ( 1 mol Cu(NO3)2 / 2 mol AgNO3 ) (187.56 g / 1 mol) =16.88 g Cu(NO3)2
0.15 mol Cu - 0.18 mol AgNO3 ( 1 mol Cu / 2 mol AgNo3) = 0.06 mol Cu excess
0.06 mol Cu ( 63.55 g Cu / 1 mol Cu ) = 3.81 g Cu excess hope it helps good luck