Calculations for experimentally determining R   Trial 1 Trial 2 Mass of Mg ribbon (g) 0.033 0.039 Temperature of H2(g) (°C) 23.5 23.7 Volume of H2 collected (mL) 33.80 38.97 Atmospheric pressure (torr) 758 758 Vapor pressure of water (torr)     Volume of H2 gas in liters (L)     Temperature of H2 gas in Kelvin (K)     Moles of H2 gas (mol)     Pressure of H2 gas in atmospheres (atm)     Experimental value of R (L·atm/(mol·K))       Average value of R (L·atm/(mol·K)):   Percent error (%)Use 0.08206 L·atm/(mol·K) for the theoretical value of R:   The hydrogen generated in this lab was a product of the reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid. Which of these reactants is the limiting reactant?: Magnesium or Hydrochloric Acid? Explain reasonsing.

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Calculations for experimentally determining R
  Trial 1 Trial 2
Mass of Mg ribbon (g) 0.033 0.039
Temperature of H2(g) (°C) 23.5 23.7
Volume of H2 collected (mL) 33.80 38.97
Atmospheric pressure (torr) 758 758
Vapor pressure of water (torr)    
Volume of H2 gas in liters (L)    
Temperature of H2 gas in Kelvin (K)    
Moles of H2 gas (mol)    
Pressure of H2 gas in atmospheres (atm)    
Experimental value of R (L·atm/(mol·K))    
 
Average value of R (L·atm/(mol·K)):
 
Percent error (%)Use 0.08206 L·atm/(mol·K) for the theoretical value of R:
 
The hydrogen generated in this lab was a product of the reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid. Which of these reactants is the limiting reactant?: Magnesium or Hydrochloric Acid? Explain reasonsing.
 
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