How to Find Limiting Reactant (Quick & Easy) Examples, Practice Problems, Practice Questions

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In this video, you'll learn how to find the limiting reactant or limiting reagent.

Although there are many ways to do this, I'll show you the quickest and easiest way to find limiting reactant.

Before you start, you should write a balanced chemical equation. Next, convert all the reactants into moles if they aren't already in moles. Then divide the moles of the reactants by its respective coefficient. Lastly, the reactant with the smaller number is the limiting reactant.

And that's it. Quick and easy way to find limiting reactant.

By the end of this video, you'll know exactly how to determine limiting reactant.

[coldpineapples]

FINALLY!!! SUCH AN EASY EXPLANATIONN AND QUICCK!

[krys-alee]

so you're telling me that i DONT have to go through finding the avg molar mass or use the mole to mole ratio???? this seems to good to be true

[rylandthompson]

ok my man you're a legend. This method is much simpler than the confusing shit they teach in schools.

[fleursicle]

tysm i legit passed in my worksheet hw like 5 minutes before it was due, I've learned more in a 3 min video than two weeks of 45 minute classes

[anthonywright]

Hey just wanted to let you know I really appreciated this video, explained the limiting reactant better than 2 other professors ive been to!

[bgutman]

Awesome. I am a double major in Chemistry and Biology and out of all the times I have done limiting reagent I have never seen it done this way. I was looking for a quick way to do it in my head if it came up on the MCAT. Much thanks.

[rendzborgbautista]

You can also calculate the amount excess. Just subtract the amount of limiting reagent from the excess reagent, then multiply it to the corresponding coefficient of the excess and its molar mass.

[chelsyen]

dang, when you resort to youtube to explain chemistry, that just tells you how bad your teacher is at teaching. thanks for the very helpful vid

[andrenugget]

better than the 20min long Khan academy vids :P

[asadashraf]

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[blurrybrilliance]

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[alizaman]

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[nmeenakshii]

Thank you so much, I was struggling with this for so long and my teacher didn't know how to explain it. This helped a lot! :)

[forcelinx]

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[missrg]

thank you so much for this, truly did explain it in the most simplest quickest way, every other teacher here on yt keeps explaining long stories about baking and stuff and making limiting reagant harder to understand

[educatsy]

My teacher made the whole class do 6 concept assessments and 18 numerical Qs for the last 1 month approximately. And still I couldn't understand her language.
You made my life much easier with this 3 min video!
I owe you my life!!!!

[rameejac]

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[ashlynedwards]

thank you so much, I was literally about to cry bc of how frustrating this topic was. Now I get it :)