2VO + 3Fe2O3 → 6FeO + V2O5 If we start with 2g of VO and 5.75g of Fe2O3, which is the limiting reagent?
[V = 47.87g] [Fe = 55.85g]
Fe2O3
If you check, the reaction is already balanced 2 moles of VO = 3 moles of Fe2O3
2 × (47.87 + 16) = 3 × (2 × 55.85 + 3 × 16)
2(63.87)g = 3 × (159.7)g
127.74g of VO = 478.1g of Fe2O3
∴ 2g of VO = 2×478.1127.74 = 7.50g of Fe2O3
But only 5.75g of Fe2O3 is present.
This Fe2O3 will get used up in the reaction and is the limiting reagent.