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Limiting Reagent
6. Chemical Reactions & Quantities / Limiting Reagent / Problem 4

Identify the limiting reagent if  212.5 g solid CaCOis allowed to react with 160.0 g HCl and 46.8 grams of COis produced.
The balanced reaction is shown below: 
CaCO3(s) + 2 HCl(aq) → CaCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)

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