Cu(s) can react with I2(s) to make CuI (s), a compound used for seeding clouds to make rain and lots of other uses.   If 15.099 grams of Cu are combined with 20.876 grams of I2, and the reaction is allowed to proceed until one or both of the reactants are gone, what mass in grams of I2 is left over?

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Cu(s) can react with I2(s) to make CuI (s), a compound used for seeding clouds to make rain and lots of other uses.  

If 15.099 grams of Cu are combined with 20.876 grams of I2, and the reaction is allowed to proceed until one or both of the reactants are gone, what mass in grams of I2 is left over?  

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