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Knock out the false limiting claims

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Question
    Three of these claims about a limiting reactant are false.
    Choices
    1. Item
      It runs out first and caps the product
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      Mass alone settles nothing; the mole ratio decides it.
      Item
      It is always the reactant of less mass
    3. Explanation
      Anything left over is the excess reactant, not this one.
      Item
      It is what remains when a reaction ends
    4. Explanation
      Given stoichiometric amounts both reactants finish together.
      Item
      Every mixture must contain one
Instructions
Tap the three false statements about the limiting reactant to clear them from the board.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Chemistry, Ch 4 Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions, section Limiting Reactant_
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