Limiting Reagent Worksheet
1) When copper (II) chloride reacts with sodium nitrate, copper (II) nitrate and sodium chloride are
formed.
a) Write the balanced equation for the reaction given above:
CuCl2 + NaNO3 Cu(NO3)2 + NaCl
b) If 15 grams of copper (II) chloride react with 20 grams of sodium nitrate, how much sodium chloride
can be formed?
c) What is the limiting reagent for the reaction in #2? __________________
d) How many grams of copper(II) nitrate is formed?
e) How much of the excess reagent is left over in this reaction?
f) If 11.3 grams of sodium chloride are formed in the reaction described in problem #2, what is the percent
yield of this reaction?
2) When lead (II) nitrate reacts with sodium iodide, sodium nitrate and lead (II) iodide are formed.
a) Balance the following equation:
Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + NaI (aq) PbI2 (s) + NaNO3 (aq)
b) If I start with 25.0 grams of lead (II) nitrate and 15.0 grams of sodium iodide, how many grams of
sodium nitrate can be formed?
c) What is the limiting reagent in the reaction described in problem 2?
d) How many grams of lead(II) iodide is formed?
e) How much of the nonlimiting reagent will be left over from the reaction in problem #2?
f) If 6 grams of sodium nitrate are formed in the reaction described in problem #2, what is the percent
yield of this reaction?
3) 1000 grams of sodium chloride is combined with 2000 grams of barium phosphate.
a) Balance the following equation:
6 NaCl + Ba3(PO4)2 Na3PO4 + BaCl2
b). What is the limiting reactant?
c) How many grams of excess reactant are left?
4) A chemist burns 160.0 g of Al in excess air to produce aluminum oxide, Al2O3. She produces 260.0 g of
solid aluminum oxide.
