The limiting reactant is the chemical substance that determines the amount of product(s) that can ultimately be formed in a reaction. During the reaction, the limiting reactant is completely consumed or used up and therefore causes the reaction to stop. The limiting reactant can be identified through stoichiometric calculations. After comparing the results, the reactant that produces the smaller mass of product is identified as the limiting reactant. If you are going to make banana bread and the recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar, 2 cups of flour, 3 bananas, and \( 1 / 2 \) cup of butter, which of the following ingredients is the limiting reactant? \[ \begin{array}{l}4 \text { cups of sugar } \\ 2 \text { cups of flour } \\ 6 \text { bananas } \\ 3 \text { cups of butter }\end{array} \]
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