The reactant which reacts completely in the reaction is called limiting reactant or limiting reagent.
The reactant which is not consumed completely in the reaction is called excess reactant .
Question : 3 g of H2 react with 29 g of O2 to form H20.Which is the limiting reagent ?
Answer:
Thus O2 is present in excess.Hence H2 is the limiting reagent.
Ashmita Roy says
March 1, 2019 at 10:14 pmThanks