Question

The concept of determining which reactant is limiting and which is in excess is akin to determining the number of sandwiches that can be made from a set number of ingredients.

Assuming that a cheese sandwich consists of 2 slices of bread and 3 slices of cheese, determine the number of whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared from 36 slices of bread and 63 slices of cheese.

Answer 1

From 36 slices of bread we can prepare 36/2 = 18

From 63 slices of cheese we can prepare 63/3 = 21

Do bread is limited, do we can prepare 18 sandwiches