Homework Help: General Chemistry

Posted by Kendra on Monday, May 24, 2010 at 2:40pm.

Nitric oxide (NO) reacts with oxygen gas to form nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a
dark-brown gas:
2NO(g) + O2(g) -> 2NO2(g)
In one experiment 0.886 moles of NO is mixed with 0.503 moles of O2.
Calculate which of the two reactants is the limiting reagent.

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