Question

34g aluminum are combined with 39g chlorine gas which is the limiting reactant

Answer 1

The limiting reactant is chlorine (Cl2).

Explanation:

Limiting reactant is the amount of product formed which gets limited by the reagent without continuing it.

        2 Al + 3 Cl2 ==> 2 AlCl3  represents the balanced equation.

Number of moles Al present = 34 g Al x 1 mole Al / 26.98 g

                                                = 1.260 g moles of Al

Number of moles Cl2 present = 39 g Cl2 x 1 mole Cl2 / 35.45 g

                                                  = 1.10 g moles of Cl2

Dividing each reactant by it's coefficient in the balanced equation obtains:

1.260 moles Al / 2 = 0.63 g moles of Al

1.11 moles Cl2 / 3 = 0.36 g moles of Cl2

The reactant which produces a lesser amount of product is called as limiting reactant.

Here the Limiting reactant is Cl2.