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What does it mean to be limiting or excess? (Limiting Reactant)

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Find the limiting reagent by calculating and comparing the amount of product each reactant will produce. Balance the chemical equation for the chemical reaction. The reactant that produces a lesser amount of product is the limiting reagent. The reactant that produces a larger amount of product is the excess reagent.

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