Question

What is the limiting reactant in the following equation? How much Fe2O3 will be produced if 2.1 g of Fe reacts with 2.1 g of O2?

4 Fe + 3O2 —> 2Fe2O3

Answer 1

Fe is limiting reactant and 3.00g of Fe2O3 will be produced

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this question we must convert the mass of each reactant to moles and, using the reaction we can find limiting reactant. With moles of limiting reactant we can find moles of Fe2O3 and its mass as follows:

Moles Fe -Molar mass: 55.845g/mol-

2.1g * (1mol / 55.845g) = 0.0376 moles

Moles O2 -Molar mass: 32g/mol-

2.1g * (1mol / 32g) = 0.0656 moles

For a complete reaction of 0.0656 moles of O2 are needed:

0.0656moles O2 * (4mol Fe / 3 mol O2) = 0.0875 moles Fe

As there are just 0.0376 moles,

Fe is limiting reactant

The mass of Fe2O3 is:

Moles:

0.0376 moles Fe* (2mol Fe2O3 / 4mol Fe) = 0.0188 moles Fe2O3

Mass:

0.0188 moles Fe2O3 * (159.69g / mol) =

3.00g of Fe2O3 will be produced