Two moles of magnesium in five moles of oxygen are placed in a reaction vessel. When magnesium is ignited, it reacts with oxygen. What is the limiting reactant in this experiment

Respuesta :

It is Magnesium. Because
2Mg+O2=2MgO
 2 moles of magnesium are required for 1 mol of O2.
We have 5 moles of O2.
Thus,we would soon run out of Mg