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CHEM 4 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |