Question

Please help with this chemistry question it’s due by midnight

Answer 1

Answer:

HF is the limiting reactant

Explanation:

The balanced equation for the reaction is given below:

SiO₂ + 4HF —> SiF₄ + 2H₂O

From the balanced equation above,

1 mole of SiO₂ reacted with 4 moles of HF.

Finally, we shall determine the limiting reactant. This can be obtained as illustrated below:

From the balanced equation above,

1 mole of SiO₂ reacted with 4 moles of HF.

Therefore, 7.5 moles of SiO₂ will react with = 7.5 × 4 = 30 moles of HF.

From the calculation made above, we can see clearly that it will take a higher amount (i.e 30 moles) of HF than what was given from the question (i.e 5 moles) to react completely with 7.5 moles of SiO₂.

Therefore, HF is the limiting reactant and SiO₂ is the excess reactant.