Asked by tyler
Hydrochloric acid reacts with calcium to form hydrogen and calcium chloride. If 100 grams of hydrochloric acid reacts with 100 grams of calcium, what is the limiting reactant?
2HCl + Ca --> CaCl2 + H2
2HCl + Ca --> CaCl2 + H2
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Answered by
DrBob222
This is a limiting reagent problem. Here is a worked example that will take care of all of your limiting reagent problems.
http://www.jiskha.com/science/chemistry/limiting_reagent_problem.html
http://www.jiskha.com/science/chemistry/limiting_reagent_problem.html