Methane  CH4  gas   and oxygen  O2  gas react to form carbon dioxide  CO2 gas and water  H2O   vapor. Suppose you have 9.0 mol of CH4 and 3.0 mol of O2 in a reactor. What would be the limiting reactant? Enter its chemical formula below.

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Methane

 CH4 

gas

 

and oxygen

 O2 

gas react to form carbon dioxide

 CO2

gas and water

 H2O
 

vapor. Suppose you have

9.0
mol

of

CH4

and

3.0
mol

of

O2

in a reactor.

What would be the limiting reactant? Enter its chemical formula below.

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