Introduction
Stoichiometry involves converting chemical formulas and equations that represent individual atoms, molecules, and formula units to the laboratory scale that uses milligrams, grams, and kilograms, of these substances (1). A limiting reactant is the reactant that has been completely consumed in a chemical reaction. It is …show more content…
A graph of the volume of hydrogen gas produced versus moles of a reagent that is varied will be able to tell you the point in which the stoichiometric balance is achieved and what the limiting reactant is. In this experiment group A used a constant mass of magnesium metal (0.100 g) and varying volumes of 2.00 M hydrochloric acid added from 2.00 mL to 7.00 mL in progressions of 1.00 mL which in total came out to be six distinctive chemical reactions. Group B used the consistent volume of 2.00 M hydrochloric acid (5.00 mL) and changed the mass of the magnesium metal used from 0.070 g to 0.170 g in growths of 0.020 g which resulted in a total of six different chemical reactions as well. The percent yield for magnesium, according to the data, was 107.3% and the percent yield for hydrochloric acid, according to the data, was 96.0%. Overall, the experiment was fairly successful as observed by the percent yields of both