Question

How to find limiting reagent

Answer 1

When there is not enough of one reactant in a chemical reaction, the reaction stops abruptly. To figure out the amount of product produced, it must be determined reactant will limit the chemical reaction (the limiting reagent) and which reactant is in excess (the excess reagent). One way of finding the limiting reagent is by calculating the amount of product that can be formed by each reactant; the one that produces less product is the limiting reagent.

Answer 2

The reagent which limits the reaction is called limiting reagents.

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For example:- N2+3H2gives 2NH3.so here nitrogen limits the reaction.