so i have an experiment where i need to figure out the limiting reagent using 1.6 ml of a solution containing 58 mg acetone and ethanol. and 0.212 g of benzaldehyde. now i figured out the second part, but how do i calculate the acetone and ethanol mols? and which will be my limiting reagent?
so i have an experiment where i need to figure out the limiting reagent using 1.6 ml of a solution containing 58 mg acetone and ethanol. and 0.212 g of benzaldehyde. now i figured out the second part, but how do i calculate the acetone and ethanol mols? and which will be my limiting reagent?
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