You are given the task to prepare the maximum possible amount of 1-bromobutane from the following amounts of available reagents: 1-butanol (4.9 mL, d=0.810 g/mL) concentrated sulfuric acid (3.7 mL, 18.4 M) sodium bromide (6.216 g) What is the limiting reagent? What is the theoretical yield?

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You are given the task to prepare the maximum possible amount of 1-bromobutane from the following amounts of available reagents: 

1-butanol (4.9 mL, d=0.810 g/mL)

concentrated sulfuric acid (3.7 mL, 18.4 M)

sodium bromide (6.216 g)

  1. What is the limiting reagent?
  2. What is the theoretical yield?
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