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A chemistry student is provided with 10 grams of copper oxide and 5 grams of magnesium. The student reacts the two substances to form copper and magnesium oxide. What is the limiting reactant in this reaction and how many grams of copper can be produced?

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To determine the limiting reactant and the amount of copper produced, we first need to write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction:CuO + Mg  Cu + MgONext, we need to find the molar mass of each reactant:Copper oxide  CuO : 63.55 g/mol  Cu  + 16.00 g/mol  O  = 79.55 g/molMagnesium  Mg : 24.31 g/molNow, we can calculate the moles of each reactant:moles of CuO = 10 g / 79.55 g/mol = 0.1257 molmoles of Mg = 5 g / 24.31 g/mol = 0.2056 molNow, we need to determine the mole ratio between the reactants:mole ratio = moles of CuO / moles of Mg = 0.1257 mol / 0.2056 mol = 0.611Since the mole ratio is less than 1, CuO is the limiting reactant.Now, we can calculate the moles of copper produced using the stoichiometry of the balanced equation:moles of Cu = moles of CuO = 0.1257 molFinally, we can convert the moles of copper to grams:grams of Cu = moles of Cu  molar mass of Cu = 0.1257 mol  63.55 g/mol = 7.99 gSo, the limiting reactant is copper oxide  CuO , and 7.99 grams of copper can be produced.

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