Question

based on what you now know about limiting reactants and using the recipe on the right, try to identify the limiting reactant in the following process. imagine you are given the following: 6 scoops of ice cream 5 cherries 3 bananas 4 tablespoons of hot fudge margies banana split recipe: 3 scoops of ice cream 1 cherry 1 banana 1 tablespoon of hot fudge how many banana splits could you make with the amount of ingredients given above? which ingredient was the limiting reactant? the ice cream cherries bananas hot fudge

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the number of banana splits for each ingredient

• For ice - cream: $\frac{6}{3}=2$
• For cherries: $\frac{5}{1}=5$
• For bananas: $\frac{3}{1}=3$
• For hot fudge: $\frac{4}{1}=4$

Answer:

• The number of banana splits that can be made is 2.
• The limiting reactant is the ice - cream.