you can after the reaction stops (CO2 bubbling), add a tad more acid, if it continues, then HCL was the limiting reageant, if no more bubbling, the sodium carbonate was limiting.
High yield, probably means excess of HCl, however, remember the NaCl is dissolved in the water the HCl was mixed with, so the yield will be visually observed by the CO2 coming off.
For the reaction of 2 HCl + Na2CO3 -> H2O + CO2 + 2 NaCl, how can I visually identify the limiting reagent, without any calculations?
If I have a very high percent yield, what would be a good reason for it, considering that the HCl was diluted to 0.050 L at 0.8 M concentration?
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