Question

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Which compound is the limiting reagent?
Select one:
O2
O H20
H2
Cannot be determined.

Answer 1

H2 is the limiting reactant.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the diagram above:

H2 => White ball

O2 => Red ball

Before the reaction

H2 => White ball => 10

O2 => Red ball => 7

After the reaction

H2O => White and red ball => 10

O2 => 2

From the simple illustration above, we can see that all the H2 were used up in the reaction but there are left over of O2.

This simply means that H2 is the limiting reactant as all of it is used up in the reaction while O2 is the excess reactant as there are leftover.