How do you identify the limiting reactant when 5.78 g of phosphorus react with 27.9 of liquid bromine?
The reaction between phosphorus and liquid bromine is outlined as: #2P(s) + 3Br_2(l) -> 2PBr_3(l)#
The reaction between phosphorus and liquid bromine is outlined as:
1 Answer
By taking the molar quantities of each reagent........
Explanation:
You have written the stoichiometric equation; we could use half-inegral coefficients to make the arithmetic a bit easier:
Clearly, the bromine is in stoichiometric deficiency. Why? Because stoichiometric equivalence would demand,
There are few things in the laboratory that are as nasty and corrosive as liquid bromine. It would cause horrendous burns, and it is treated with considerable respect.