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Which of the following causes the chemical reaction to stop due to being entirely used up in the reaction? excess reactant limiting reactant stoichiometric yield theoretical yield

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Answer:

limiting reactant

Step-by-step explanation:

"limiting" tells us that the reaction will be limited to the amount of that compound. It will be consumed first, stopping the reaction.

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