Reactants, Products, and Leftovers Activity 2: Limiting Reactants in Chemical Reactions

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Submission Information
Authors	Patricia Loeblein
Contact Email	ploeblei@jeffco.k12.co.us
School / Organization	PhET
Submitted	11/07/04
Updated	11/07/04
Contribution Description
Title	Reactants, Products, and Leftovers Activity 2: Limiting Reactants in Chemical Reactions
Simulations	Reactants, Products and Leftovers
Keywords	phet, inquiry, stoichiometry, limiting reactant, molecular representation, chemical reactions
Description	Learning Goals: Students will be able to: •Predict the amounts of products and leftovers after reaction using the concept of limiting reactant •Predict the initial amounts of reactants given the amount of products and leftovers using the concept of limiting reactant • Translate from symbolic (chemical formula) to molecular (pictorial) representations of matter •Explain how subscripts and coefficients are used to solve limiting reactant problems.
Level	High School, Undergraduate - Intro
Type	Lab, Homework, Concept Questions
Subject	Chemistry
Answers Included	No
Language	English

	Content Level
Content Standard	K-4	5-8	9-12
Science as Inquiry - A
Physical Science - B
Life Science - C
Earth & Space Science - D
Science & Technology - E
Science in Personal and Social Perspective - F
History and Nature of Science - G

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