Consider the combustion reaction

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Amount of substance · Amount of substance

Problem

\mathrm{C_3H_8 + 5\,O_2 \rightarrow 3\,CO_2 + 4\,H_2O}

. A sealed container initially holds

3.0\,\text{mol}

\mathrm{C_3H_8}

and

10.0\,\text{mol}

\mathrm{O_2}

. Determine which reactant is the limiting reactant and justify your answer with a brief calculation.