Question

The anticancer drug cisplatin, Pt(NH 3 )2 Cl2 , can be produced as shown below. K 2 PtCl4 + 2 NH 3 → Pt(NH 3 ) 2 Cl2 + 2 KCl A student started a reaction with 50.0 g K 2 PtCl4 and 2.50 g NH 3 What was the limiting reactant?

Answer 1

Compare the moles of

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2

�

�

�

�

4

K

2

​

PtCl

4

​

and

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�

3

NH

3

​

based on their given masses and the balanced equation. The limiting reactant is the one that produces fewer moles of

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�

(

�

�

3

)

2

�

�

2

Pt(NH

3

​

)

2

​

Cl

2

​

.

Step-by-step explanation: