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Chemistry 12.1
Chemistry Chapter 12.1-The Arithmetic of Equations
Question | Answer |
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12.1 How is a balanced equation like a recipe? | A balanced chemical equation provides the same kind of quantitative information that a recipe does. |
12.1 How do chemists use balanced chemical equations? | Chemists use balanced chemical equations as a basis to calculate how much reactant is needed or product is formed in a reaction. |
12.1 In terms of what quantities can you interpret a balanced chemical equation? | A balanced chemical equation can be interpreted in terms of different quantities, including numbers of atoms, molecules, or moles; mass; and volume. |
12.1 What quantities are conserved in every chemical reaction? | Mass and atoms are conserved in every chemical reaction |
12.1 stoichiometry | The calculation of quantities in chemical reactions is a subject of chemistry. comes from the combination of the Greek words stoikheioin, meaning “element,” and metron, meaning “to measure.” |
12.112.1 How is stoichiometry and bookkeeping are similar? | Both bookkeeping and stoichiometry involve tracking data and making calculations. |