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Question
A reaction involving 2 slices of bread and 1 egg per toast yields 10 toasts with 20 slices of bread and 12 eggs. What is the limiting reagent?
Correct Answer
Option A is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
For 1 toast, need 2 bread and 1 egg. With 20 bread, you can make 20/2 = 10 toasts. With 12 eggs, you can make 12/1 = 12 toasts. The bread runs out first, limiting the number of toasts to 10. Therefore, bread is the limiting reagent.
Hint
Calculate how many toasts can be made from each ingredient separately. The one that makes fewer toasts is the limiting reagent.