First, calculate the moles of limiting reactant that would react with 1 mole of the excess reactant using balanced stoichiometric coefficients. Next, multiply the moles of limiting reactant by that ...

Calculating the limiting reactant is essential to determining how much product can be formed during a chemical reaction. It starts with identifying the balanced equation, converting reactant amounts ...

When one reactant is in excess, there will always be some left over. The other reactant becomes a limiting factor and controls how much of each product is produced.

It is the limiting reactant. Now use the moles of the limiting reactant to calculate the mass of the product. Remember to use the molar ratio between the limiting reactant and the product.