Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285199049
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-904-7

Chapter 3 - Chemical Reactions - Questions for Review and Thought - General Questions - Page 148g: 102a

Answer

The limiting reactant for this reaction is $KOH$.

Work Step by Step

- For an equal quantity of moles, the substance with higher balance coefficient will be the limiting one. This happens because the reaction demands a higher amount of that substante, so it will be the first to be totally consumed. - In this case, the potassium hydroxide $KOH$ has 4 as its coefficient, which is the greater one, making that substance the limiting reactant.
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