Question

When Calcium Hydroxide is mixed with sodium phosphate, calciumphosphate precipitates out of solution. If 4.12 grams of calciumhydroxide is mixed with 5.02 grams of sodium phosphate in 500 mL ofwater, what is the limiting reactant and how many grams of calciumphosphate will be formed?

a) Calcium hydroxide is limiting, 5.75 g calcium phosphateproduced.
b) Sodium Phosphate is limiting, 4.75 calcium phosphateproduced
c) Sodium Phosphate is limiting, 17.2 g calcium phosphateproduced.
d) Calcium Hydroxide is limiting, 9.50 g calcium phosphateproduced.
e) None of the above.