Limiting Reagents Using Sandwiches

Something you can do visually in the lecture theatre is to take in some things you wish to connect and make up an item. Or in PhET, for example, there’s a little activity you can do making sandwiches and you can work out how much you need of which one and whether you’ve got something that’s there in excess or something that’s limiting. It's based on the molar ratios or the stoichiometric coefficients, which in turn are based on the number of moles reacting. 

Link to PhET: Reactants-Products-and-Leftovers

Link to YouTube Video: Sandwhich Analogy

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