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Chemistry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stoichiometry | The calculation of quantities in chemical reactions. |
| Limiting Reagent | limits or determines the amount of product that can be formed in a reaction. |
| Excess Reagent | limits or determines the amount of product that can be formed in a reaction. |
| theoretical yield | the maximum amount of product that could be formed from given amounts of reactants |
| actual yield | the amount of product that actually forms when the reaction is carried out in the laboratory. |
| percent yield | the ratio of the actual yield to the theoretical yield expressed as a percent |