Chemistry Worksheet: Limiting Reactant Worksheet #1

1. Consider the following reaction: __ Al + __ HBr → __ AlBr3 + __ H2

a. When 86.9 grams of Al reacts with 401 grams of HBr, how many grams of H2 are
formed?
b. What is the limiting reactant?
c. For the reactant in excess, how many grams are left over at the end of the
reaction?

2. Consider the following reaction: __ Si + __ N2 → __Si3N4

a. When 602 grams of Si reacts with 494 grams of N2, how many grams
of Si3N4 are formed?
b. What is the limiting reactant?
c. For the reactant in excess, how many grams are left over at the end of the
reaction?

3. Consider the following reaction: __ CuCl2 + __ KI → __ CuI + __ KCl + __I2

a. When 75.3 grams of CuCl2 reacts with 106 grams of KI, how many grams of I2 are
formed?
b. What is the limiting reactant?
c. For the reactant in excess, how many grams are left over at the end of the
reaction?

4. Consider the following reaction: __ FeS2 + __ O2 → __ Fe2O3 + __ SO2

a. When 1.35 grams of FeS2 reacts with 5.44 grams of O2, how many grams of SO2 are
formed?
b. What is the limiting reactant?
c. For the reactant in excess, how many grams are left over at the end of the
reaction?
5. Consider the following reaction: __C6H14 + __O2 → __CO2 + __H2O
a. When 10.0g of C6H14 reacts with 10.0g of oxygen, how many grams of carbon dioxide
are produced?
b. What is the limiting reactant?
c. For the reactant in excess, how many grams are left over at the end of the reaction?

6. Consider the following reaction: __Pb(NO3)2 + __NaI → __PbI2 + __NaNO3

a. When 25g of lead (II) nitrate reacts with 15.0g of sodium iodide, how many grams of
sodium nitrate are produced?
b. What is the limiting reactant?
c. For the reactant in excess, how many grams are left over at the end of the reaction?

7. Consider the following reaction: ___C + ___ SO2 → ___CS2 + ___CO

a. When 17.5 g of carbon reacts with 35.9 g of sulfur dioxide, how many grams of carbon
disulfide are produced?
b. What is the limiting reactant?
c. For the reactant in excess, how many grams are left over at the end of the reaction?

8. Consider the following reaction: __Cu + __AgNO3 → __Cu(NO3)2 + __Ag

a. When 8.70 g of copper reacts with 22.5 g of silver nitrate, how many grams of copper
(II) nitrate are produced?
b. What is the limiting reactant?
c. For the reactant in excess, how many grams are left over at the end of the reaction?