Question

Which of the following is true for an excess reactant?

A) It is the reactant whose atoms remain unbalanced in the equation.
B) It is the reactant that produces a smaller amount of a product.
C) It is the reactant that is left over after the reaction stops.
D) It is the reactant that produces one mole of a product.

Answer 1

Answer:

C) It is the reactant that is left over after the reaction stops.

Explanation:

The excess reactant is the reactant that is left over after the reaction stops. The extent of the reaction is not determined by this reactant.

A limiting reactant is a reactant that is in short supply within a given reaction.

Such reactants determines the extent of chemical reaction.

• Limiting reactants are used up in a chemical reaction.
• The excess reactants remains unchanged after the reaction.