Which introductory sentence goes best with the details in the paragraph? a. puritanism remained the main religion in the new england colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. b. in 1630, about 1,000 puritans settled down and formed the massachusetts bay colony under the leadership of john winthrop. c. religious freedom was an influential principle in north america even before the u.s. became an independent nation. d. the pilgrims came to america in search of religious freedom in 1620, and the puritans soon followed for the same reason.

Puritanism remained the main religion in the New England colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Option A

Explanation:

The term introductory sentences are the opening sentence of a paragraph. This sentence not only the start of a paragraph. It consists of hints about the background of the topic. Also, the main idea of the paragraph going to be illustrated.

It will be described in the general way that other sentences in the paragraph. Moreover, the point used or made in the first sentence will not get used again in the paragraph. That is only the exact story or explanation about the topic will get developed.

Explanation:

First, we have to find the reaction:

The next step is to balance the reaction:

Now, we have to calculate the molar mass for  each compound, so:

With these values, we can calculate the moles of each compound:

Now we can divide by the coefficient of each compound in the balanced equation:

The smallest values are for  , so this is our limiting reagent.

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