a. 0.30 mole Zinc are added to hydrochloric acid containing 0.52 mole HCI. How many moles of H2 are produced?
b. Identify the limiting reagent in the above reaction.
a. According to the equation, 2 mol of HCI produces 1 mole of H2 (g).
∴ 0.52 mol of HCI produces =
= 0.26 mole H2
b. HCI is the limiting reagent. (The reactant which gets consumed and limits the amount of product formed is called limiting reagent.)