Key term for AQA GCSE Chemistry, used in Acid Reactions.
The reactant that is completely used up in a reaction, determining the maximum amount of product formed.
Limiting reactant appears in AQA GCSE Chemistry revision content for Chemical changes, especially Acid Reactions and Preparation of Soluble Salts.
Chemical changes
Acid Reactions • Preparation of Soluble Salts
Quantitative chemistry
Yield and Atom Economy • Percentage Yield
Quantitative chemistry
Moles and Stoichiometry • Limiting Reactants
Quantitative chemistry
Moles and Stoichiometry • Reacting Masses
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