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Unit 7:Stoichiometry
Term | Definition |
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Composition stoichiometry | calculations involving the mass relationships of elements in compounds |
reaction stoichiometry | calculations involving the mass relationships between reactants and products in a chemical reaction |
mole ratio | a conversion factor that relates the amounts in moles of any two substances involved in a chemical reaction |
limiting reactant | the substance that controls the quantity of product that can form in a chemical reaction |
excess reactant | the substance that is not used up completely in a reaction |
theoretical yield | the maximum amount of product that can be produced from a given amount of reactant |
actual yield | the measured amount of a product of a reaction |
percentage yield | the ratio of the actual yield to the theoretical yield, multiplied by 100 |