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CHEM 4 vocab
Term | Definition |
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actual yield | amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction |
alkanes | hydrocarbons, carbon atoms all linked together by single bonds |
fuel additives | substances added to fuels, improve performance or reduce emissions |
hydrocarbons | molecules containing only carbon and hydrogen |
indicator | a dye added to a tritration to show a reaction is complete |
isomers | compounds with same molecular formula, but different structures |
limiting reactant | reactant consumed in a reaction, maximum possible reaction yield |
methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) | compound, C5H12O, oxygenating agent in gasoline |
mole ratio | ratio of number of moles between products or reactants, balanced equation |
oxygenated fuels | fuels where oxygen-containing additives are used to reduce emissions |
percentage yield | ratio of actual yield to theoritical in chemical reaction |
reformulated gasoline (RFG) | gasoline with additives, at least 2% oxygen by weight, required in some states |
side reactions | reactions that lead to undesired products |
stoichiometry | study of quantitative relationships between amounts of reactants and products |
theoretical yield | hypothetical maximum amount of product obtained under ideal conditions |
titration | process, solution-phase reaction carried out under controlled conditions, used to find other reactant with high percision |