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Chuck W.
Nov 19, 2016

Write the balanced reaction, convert the amounts to moles, and determine which reagent has the least amount of moles, taking into account the stoichiometric coefficients.

Explanation:

Take a hypothetical reaction

#A + 2B rarr C + D#

If the reaction vessel contains 2 mol of #A# and 3 mol of #B#, then #B# is still the limiting reagent because it would require 4 mol of B for the system to react to completion.

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