It depends how much the raw ingredients weighed at the start of the experiment !
The reactants are the substances that are doing the reacting to produce the result. (The substances on the left side of the equation are the reactants) So ZnS & O2 are the reactants.
2ZnO
The balanced equation for the reaction between zinc (Zn) and oxygen (O2) is: 2Zn + O2 -> 2ZnO
To balance the chemical equation ZnS + O2 = ZnO + SO2, you need to make sure that the number of each type of atom is the same on both sides of the equation. Start by adding coefficients to the compounds; in this case, a coefficient of 2 in front of ZnS and SO2 balances the equation: 2 ZnS + 3 O2 = 2 ZnO + 2 SO2.
Sulfur dioxide has the chemical formulaSO2Each sulfur atom (S) unites with one oxygen molecule (O2)Thus, S +O2 ---> SO2
Zinc reacts with oxygen to form zinc oxide. The chemical equation is: 2Zn + O2 → 2ZnO.
The compound made from the elements Zinc and oxygen is zinc oxide. The chemical equation is 2Zn + O2 = 2ZnO .
When zinc burns in oxygen, it forms zinc oxide. This reaction is exothermic and produces heat and light. The chemical equation for this reaction is: 2Zn + O2 → 2ZnO.
To determine which reactant will be used up first, we need to compare the stoichiometric ratio between ZnS and O2. From the balanced equation, we see that 2 moles of ZnS react with 3 moles of O2. Therefore, 1.72 mol of ZnS will require (3/2)*1.72 = 2.58 mol of O2 for complete reaction. Since we have only 3.04 mol of O2, O2 will be the limiting reactant and will be used up first.
Zn+ H2O ---> ZnO + H2 Zn+ H2O ---> ZnO + H2
2ZnS + 3O2 ---> 2ZnO + 2SO2 Zinc sulphide + Oxygen ---> Zinc oxide + Sulphur dioxide This reaction is endothermic and requires a heat change (H) in order to happen. As the Zinc sulphide reacts with the oxygen the zinc becomes oxidised (oxidation, zinc atoms bond to oxygen atoms), and during this reaction sulphur dioxide is given off.
Zinc+oxygen----> zincoxide