Answer
Ethanol is the limiting reactant.
Work Step by Step
$C_2H_5OH+3O_2\rightarrow 2CO_2+3H_2O$
The ethanol:oxygen ratio is 1:3, or 2:6.
The ratio of the product avaiable is 2:7, so there is excess oxygen for the available ethanol.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Chapter 3 - Chemical Reactions and Reaction Stoichiometry - Exercises - Page 117: 3.75b
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