Answer:
O2, oxygen.
Explanation:
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In this case, for the undergoing chemical reaction, we need to compute the moles of CO2 yielded by 85 g of CH4 (molar mass = 16 g/mol) and by 320 g of O2 (molar mass 32 g/mol) via the following mole-mass relationships:
[tex]n_{CO_2}^{by\ CH_4}=85gCH_4*\frac{1molCH_4}{16gCH_4} *\frac{1molCO_2}{1molCH_4} =5.3molCO_2\\\\n_{CO_2}^{by\ O_2}=320gO_2*\frac{1molO_2}{32gO_2} *\frac{1molCO_2}{2molO_2} =5molCO_2[/tex]
Considering the 1:2:1 among CH4, O2 and CO2. Therefore, since 320 g of O2 yield the smallest amount of CO2 we infer that the limiting reactant is O2.
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