What is limiting reagent.....??
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Posted by Royal Thakur? 3 years, 5 months ago
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Yogita Ingle 3 years, 5 months ago
The reactant which reacts completely in the reaction is called limiting reactant or limiting reagent.
Let us consider the following reaction of formation of ammonia: 3H2 + N2 → 2NH3
In the reaction given above, 3 moles of Hydrogen gas are required to react with 1 mole of nitrogen gas to form 2 moles of ammonia. But what if, during the reaction, only 2 moles of hydrogen gas are available along with 1 mole of nitrogen.
In that case, the entire quantity of nitrogen cannot be used (because the entirety of nitrogen requires 3 moles of hydrogen gas to react). Hence, the hydrogen gas is limiting the reaction and is therefore called the limiting reagent for this reaction.
Anmol Dadhwal 3 years, 5 months ago
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