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The Limiting Reagent

When two reactants meet, one usually runs out before the other. The one that runs out first stops the reaction — it is the limiting reagent, and it decides how much product you get. The other is left over in excess. Set the amounts and watch it happen.

Drag the sliders to set how much of each reactant Watch which runs out first Leftover reactant is the one in excess

The reaction

How much you start with

What happens