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To determine which is the limiting reactant, we compare the ratio of moles of each reactant...

To determine which is the limiting reactant, we compare the ratio of moles of each reactant to the ratio of their coefficients in the balanced equation. Why do we base our choice of which substance is limiting, based on the number of initial moles, and not on its initial mass in grams?

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Here moles are microscopic in nature that means atoms only participate in reaction where as mass is just a macroscopic quantity and nothing to do with to find limiting reactant .I hope you understand... please rate well...

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