Answer to Question #158881 in General Chemistry for James

Question

The germanium (Ge) in steel production is normally reduced using C. If 34 mol GeO₂ and 6.2 mol C are mixed, what is the limiting reagent? Use masses, Ge-72.64, O-16, C-12

GeO₂ + C --> Ge + CO₂

Answer 1

The limiting reagent of the reaction is C. Because according to the reaction ratio GeO2 to C is 1:1.

So as a result we can get only 6.2 mol Ge