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What is stoichiometry?
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What is a combination reaction?
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Study Notes
Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
- Stoichiometry: Quantitative study focused on reactants and products in chemical reactions.
- Chemical Equations: Represent reactions with reactants on the left and products on the right.
- Balancing Equations: Essential to maintain mass; uses coefficients (numbers in front) and subscripts (numbers in formula).
Types of Chemical Reactions
- Combination Reaction: Involves two or more substances combining to form a single product.
- Decomposition Reaction: A single substance breaks down into two or more simpler substances.
- Combustion Reaction: Rapid reactions, typically involving hydrocarbons and oxygen, producing carbon dioxide and water.
Composition and Weights
- Percent Composition: Calculated as ((\text{number of atoms} \times \text{atomic weight}) / \text{FW of the compound} \times 100).
- Formula Weight: Sum of atomic weights of all elements in a chemical or empirical formula.
- Molecular Weight: Total of atomic weights for atoms in a molecule.
Moles and Quantities
- Mole: A unit for measuring chemical quantities, equating to Avogadro's number (approximately (6.022 \times 10^{23}) entities).
- Molar Mass: The mass of one mole of a substance, expressed in grams per mole (g/mol).
Empirical and Molecular Formulas
- Determining Empirical Formula: Start with mass percent of elements, convert to grams, use molar mass to find moles, and calculate mole ratios.
- Molecular Formula from Empirical Formula: Molecular formula shows multiples of the empirical formula based on molecular weight divided by empirical formula weight.
Reactants and Yields
- Limiting Reactant: The reactant that is present in the smallest stoichiometric amount, limiting product formation.
- Excess Reactant: The reactant that remains after the reaction is complete.
- Theoretical Yield: Maximum possible product amount based on stoichiometric calculations.
- Actual Yield: Measured amount of product actually produced in a reaction.
- Percent Yield: A measure of efficiency, calculated by ((\text{Actual Yield}/\text{Theoretical Yield}) \times 100).
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