Question

Fe2O3 + CO --> Fe + CO2

1. What is the limiting reagent?
2. How many grams of iron are produced if 224 g of CO is available to react with 400 g Fe2O3?
3. How many grams of CO2 is produced from the above?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to your question is

1.-Fe₂O₃

2.- 280 g

3.- 330 g

Explanation:

Data

mass of CO = 224 g

mass of Fe₂O₃ = 400 g

mass of Fe = ?

mass of CO₂

Balanced chemical reaction

                       Fe₂O₃   + 3CO    ⇒  2Fe  +   3CO₂

1.- Calculate the molar mass of Fe₂O₃ and CO

Fe₂O₃ = (56 x 2) + (16 x 3) = 160 g

CO = 12 + 16 = 28 g

2.- Calculate the proportions

theoretical proportion Fe₂O₃ /3CO = 160/84 = 1.90

experimental proportion Fe₂O₃ / CO = 400/224 = 1.78

As the experimental proportion is lower than the theoretical, we conclude that the Fe₂O₃ is the limiting reactant.

3.-     160 g of Fe₂O₃  --------------- 2(56) g of Fe

         400 g of Fe₂O₃ ---------------  x

         x = (400 x 112) / 160

        x = 280 g of Fe

4.-      160 g of Fe₂O₃  --------------- 3(44) g of CO₂

          400 g of Fe₂O₃  --------------  x

          x = (400 x 132)/160

         x = 330 gr