Question

According to the reaction NaOH + HCl ¨ NaCl + H2O, which is the limiting reactant when 37.0 g of HCl are mixed with 37.0 g NaOH?

Answer 1

Convert HCl to mols.
Convert NaOH to mols.
Convert mols HCl to mols NaCl.
Convert mols NaOH to mols NaCl.
The smaller value is the actual mols NaCl formed and the reagent providing that value is the limiting reagent.

Answer 2

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