Answer
Because the limiting reactant is used up.
Work Step by Step
The limiting reactant is complete used up in the reaction. The amount of product that can be produced is limited to the amount that can be derived from the reactants.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 3 - Chemical Reactions and Reaction Stoichiometry - Exercises - Page 117: 3.71b
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