Limiting Reactant (Experiment)
Limiting Reactant (Experiment)
Limiting Reactant (Experiment)
Oblefias
BSED-SCIENCE1
Limiting Reactant
Objective:
1. To describe the course of a chemical reaction.
2. To identify the limiting reactant in a chemical reaction.
Materials:
3 bottles of softdrinks of the same size
Vinegar (acetic acid)
Baking soda(sodium bicarbonate)
Spoon/spatula
Weighing scale
3 small flated balloons of the same size
Table spoon
Procedure:
Note: Take a picture with the set-up while doing the steps and attach to the space provided in the
evaluation sheet.
Observations:
1. What happened to the balloon after mixing the baking soda and vinegar?
After mixing the baking soda and vinegar, Carbon dioxide CO2 (bubbles) is created when baking
soda and vinegar are combined. The balloon begins to inflate as the gas in the bottle expands. The
balloon produces gas more readily as it expands.This interaction causes a gas called carbon dioxide
to bubble and foam. When there are no more exits for the gas in this bubble, it expands and a self-
inflating balloon is created.
2. Compare the sizes of the balloons.
The first balloon or the "I" is small, and the "love" balloons are larger and the last bottle "you" with
a balloon will be larger than the "love" bottle because the more baking soda will produce more
carbon dioxide that will accumulate and cause balloons to grow.
3. Give the evidence of chemical reaction?
Sodium bicarbonate(NaHCO3) and acetic acid(HC2H3O2) when it mix they produce gas which is
carbon dioxide(CO2) is the evidence of chemical change
4. What are the products of reaction?
NaHCO3(aq) + HC2H3O2(aq) → NaC2H3O2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g) sodium acetate + water and
carbon dioxide(bubbles)is the product
5. Write the word equation for the chemical reaction that occurred?
sodium bicarbonate + acetate acid will produce sodium acetate + water and carbon dioxide
6. Translate the word equation into a balance chemical equation.
NaHCO3 + HC2H3O2 → NaC2H3O2 + H2O + CO2 this chemical equation is already
balance
7. What type of chemical reaction is this?
The types of reaction is double displacement for NaHCO3 + HC2H3O2 → NaC2H3O2 +
H2O + CO2
(Bicarbonate)HCO3 → H2O + CO2 -- decomposition reaction
8. Which is the limiting reactant? the excess reactant? Why?
The limiting reactant is the sodium bicarbonate and the excess reactant is the acetic acid. Because
there are an acid and base, and the also based from the amount of sodium bicarbonate that soluble
in acid that produce carbon dioxide at cause to decomposed the bicarbonate in the product of
chemical reaction
9. Define limiting reactant.
One underlying presumption is that the only limiting reactant is baking soda. In other words, the
amount of acetic acid in the vinegar bottle is essentially limitless, and the amount of baking soda
you add will determine how much carbon dioxide is produced in the reaction.
Conclusion:
I already find out how sodium bicarbonate reacts with acetic acid and knowing what kind of
reaction occurred during the experimentation. And I also observe the separation of chemical
reaction.