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(25 pts) Explain in depth the relationship between LIMITING reactant and THEORETICAL yield

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Answer: I got you fam

Step-by-step explanation:

A limiting reactant is a reactant in a chemical reaction that limits the amount of product created.

So for example if there are elements X and Y reacting to create product XY, once say element X runs out, the reaction stops, even though there is still more of the reactant Y. So there is 0 g of element X remaining, and maybe 2 g left of element Y. X is the limiting reactant since it limits the amount of product made.

Theoretical yield is the maximum amount of product that could be made in an experiment. This occurs if a reaction is 100% effective (and experimentally, this doesn't usually happen, which is why it is called theoretical).

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