Answer to Question #190965 in General Chemistry for kinzang

Question

When hydrogen and oxygen react, they form water as indicated by the following equation.

2H2    +    O2      🠖      2H2O

If you had 1.52mol of hydrogen and 0.86mol of oxygen, which would be the limiting reactant and how many moles of water could be produced?

Answer 1

Hydrogen is the limiting reactant and the oxygen is in excess.

In the reaction 1.52 moles of water is produced.