Limiting Reagent Lab

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AIM/PURPOSE
The purpose of this experiment was to prepare two solutions and use them to perform a precipitate reaction. Then using the results and mass gathered from the experiment, to determine the limiting reagents and to calculate percent yield.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The limiting reagent was calculated in this experiment. The limiting reagent is the reactant that limits the reaction and the amount of product that can be formed. The reactions stops only when all of the limiting reagent is consumed. However, it prevents the reaction from reaching its full potential. The excess reagent is the reactant that remains and is left over when a reaction stops and the limiting reagent is completely used up. The excess reagent is whatever is left over since there is nothing left for the excess reagent to react with. (Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University, n.d.)
To calculate the limiting reagent, first and foremost the balanced chemical equation for the reaction needs to be obtained. Next, the molar mass of …show more content…

These coefficients can also determine the relative number of molecules, formula units, along with the moles involved in a chemical reaction. (Oklahoma City Community College, n.d.). Based on the experimental data, the mole ratio of limiting reagent to precipitate is 1 where the moles of the limiting reagent is 4.717426×10-3 moles and by multiplying by the ratio obtained from the balanced equation, the moles of the precipitate also 4.717426×10-3 moles. When we compare this to the ratio found within the balanced equation it is observed that the ratio is 1mol/1mol=1 or 1:1. Similarly through the experimental data, the ratio is 4.717426×10-3mol/4.717426×10-3mol = 1 again this is also 1:1. This indicates that for every one mole of the limiting reagent there is one mole of the precipitate, for every two moles of the limiting reagent there is two moles of the precipitate, and so

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