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If 100.0g of nitrogen is reacted with 100.0g of hydrogen, what is the excess reactant? What is the limiting reactant? Show your work.

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Compare the number of moles you have of each element. The element with more moles will be the excess reactant since some will be leftover after it reacts with the limiting reactant.
If 100.0g of nitrogen is reacted with 100.0g of hydrogen, what is the excess reactant-example-1
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