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8.0 mol AgNO3 reacts with 5.0 mol Zn in

a single replacement reaction.
2AgNO3 + Zn → 2Ag + Zn(NO3)2
How many moles of Ag form from 5.0
mol Zn?
[?] mol Ag

User Jonke
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From the equation,
1 mol of Zn reacts with 2 mol of AgNO3
5 mol of Zn reacts with 2/1 × 5 = 10 mol of AgNO3

Since there is only 8.0 mol of AgNO3 present, Zn is in excess.

To deduce how many moles of Ag is formed we will use the 8 mol of AgNO3 as it is the limiting reagent.

2 mol of AgNO3 form 2 mol of Ag
8 mol of AgNO3 from 2/2 × 8 = 8 mol of Ag
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