Question

In this reaction, what roll does the lead (II) nitrate play when 50.0 mL of 0.100M iron (III) chloride are mixed with 50.0 mL of 0.100M lead (II) nitrate?

Answer 1

Answer: iron (III) chloride is the excess reactant in the reaction.

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Answer 2

Lead(II) nitrate will react with iron(III) chloride to produce the precipitate lead(II) chloride as shown in the balanced reaction
2FeCl3(aq) + 3Pb(NO3)2(aq) → 2Fe(NO3)3(aq) + 3PbCl2(s)
Calculating the amount of the precipitate lead(II) chloride each reactant will produce:
mol PbCl2 = 0.050L Pb(NO3)2 (0.100mol/1L)(3mol PbCl2/3mol Pb(NO3)2)
= 0.00500mol PbCl2
mol PbCl2 = 0.050L FeCl3 (0.100mol FeCl3/1L)(3mol PbCl2/2mol FeCl3) = 0.00750mol PbCl2
The reactant Pb(NO3)2 produces a lesser amount of the precipitate PbCl2, therefore, the lead(II) nitrate is the limiting reagent for this reaction.