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3.S: Stoichiometry (Summary)

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    • atoms are neither created nor destroyed during any chemical reaction
    • stoichiometry – quantitative nature of chemical formulas and chemical reactions

    3.1: Chemical Equations

    • chemical equations – the way chemical reactions are represented
    • reactants – starting substances
    • products – substances produced from a reaction
    • balanced equation – equation with equal atoms on both sides of the equation
    • subscripts should never be changed in balancing an equation
    • coefficients changes only the amount and not identity of the substance

    3.2: Some Simple Patterns of Chemical Reactivity

    3.2.1 Using the Periodic Table

    • periodic table can be used to determine reactivity of substances
    • all alkali metals react with water to form their hydroxide compounds and hydrogen

    3.2.2 Combustion in Air

      • rapid reaction that produces a flame
      • most combustion reactions in air involve oxygen
      • hydrocarbons and related compounds produce CO2 and H2O during combustion

    3.2.3 Combination and Decomposition Reactions

      • combination reactions two or more substances react to form one product
      • decomposition reaction one substance produces two or more substances

    3.3: Formula Masses

    3.3.1 The Atomic Mass Scale

    • atomic mass unit (amu) – unit in measuring mass of atoms
    • 1 amu = 1.66054*10-24g and 1 amu = 6.02214*1024amu

    3.3.2 Average Atomic Masses

    • atomic weight – average atomic mass

    3.3.3 Formula and Molecular Weights

    • formula weight – sum of the atomic weights of each atom in its chemical formula
    • molecular weight – same as formula weight

    3.3.4 Percentage composition from Formulas

      • ((atoms of element)(AW)/(FW of compound) * 100

    3.3.5 The Mole

    • avogadro’s number – 6.02*1023 atoms
    • molar mass – numerically equal to its formula weight
    • grams <use molar mass> moles <use avogadro’s number> molecules

    3.5: Empirical Formulas from Analysis

    • empirical formula gives relative number of atoms in each element
    • mass % elements >>> assume 100g sample >>> grams of each element >>> use atomic weights >>> moles of each element >>> calculate mole ratio >>> empirical formula
    • "percent to mass, mass to mol, divide by small, multiply ‘til whole/"

    3.5.1 Molecular Formula from Empirical Formula

      • the subscripts in the molecular formula of a substance are always a whole-number multiple of the corresponding subscripts in its empirical formula

    3.5.2 Combustion Analysis

    3.6: Quantitative Information from Balanced Equations

    • the coefficients in a balanced chemical equation can be interpreted both as the relative numbers of molecules involved in the reaction and as the relative numbers of moles
    • stoichiometrically equivalent quantities
    • grams reactant >> moles reactant >> moles product >> grams product
    • grams of substance A >> use molar mass of A >> moles of substance A >> use coefficients of A and B from balanced equation >> moles of substance B >> use molar mass of B >> grams of substance B

    3.7: Limiting Reactants

    • limiting reactant – limits the amount of product formed

    3.7.1 Theoretical Yields

    • theoretical yield – the amount of product that is calculated to form
    • actual yield – the amount of product actually formed

    \[ \text{percent yield} = \dfrac{\text{actual yield}}{\text{theoretical yield}} \times 100\%\]


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