Answer:
The answer to your question is letter b) X
Explanation:
Data
W = 5 units
X = 6 units
Chemical reaction
2W + 3X ⇒ 3Y + Z
To determine which reactant is the limiting reactant, we must use proportions:
-Theoretical proportion W / X = 2 / 3 = 0.67
- Experimental proportion W / X = 5 / 6 = 0.83
As the experimental proportion is higher than the theoretical proportion, we conclude that the amount of W is higher in the experiment so the limiting reactant is X.
