If you start with 512 grams of aluminum and 1147 grams of copper chloride to make aluminum chloride and copper, what is the limiting reagent? 2Al + 3CuCl -> 2AlCl3 + 3Cu

Copper (II) chloride.

Explanation:

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In this case, considering the described reaction which is also given as:

For us to identify the limiting reactant we first compute the available moles of aluminium:

Next, we compute the consumed moles of aluminium by the 1147 grams of copper (II) chloride by using their 2:3 molar ratio:

Thereby, we can infer aluminium is in excess since less moles are consumed than available whereas the copper (II) chloride is the limiting reactant.

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answer: -

reaction:

na + cl ⇌ nacl

balanced chemical equation:

na + 2cl ⇌ nacl2

sodium + clorine goes to form sodium chloride (table salt).

the product is nacl2.

and the reactants are na and cl.

(note: if you don’t know what ⇌ means, read below: -

⇌(double head arrow) means reversible reaction).