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25.0 g Fe2CO3 reacts with 20.0 g CO in the reaction below. What is the limiting reactant and what best explains why is this reactant limiting?

Fe2CO3 + CO --> 2Fe + 2CO2

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In a chemical reaction, reactants that are not used up when the reaction is finished are called excess reagents. The reagent that is completely used up or reacted is called the limiting reagent, because its quantity limits the amount of products formed. It represents a reaction of a metal and a diatomic gas chlorine.

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