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chapter three vocabulary

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chemical stoichiometry   calculation of quantities of material consumed and produced in chemical reactions  
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mass spectrometer   instrument used to determine relative masses of atoms by deflection of their ions on a magnetic field  
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average atomic mass   also known as atomic mass. average mass of an element  
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mole   number equal to number of carbon atoms in exactly 12 grams of pure carbon-12.  
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Avogadro's number   number of atoms in exactly 12 grams of pure carbon-12. 6.02 x 10^23  
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molar mass   mass in grams of 1 mole of molecules or formula units of a substance also called molecular weight  
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conceptual problem solving   problem solving in a flexible, creative way based on an understanding of the fundamental ideas of chemistry  
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mass percent   percent by mass of a component of a mixture of a given element in a compound.  
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empirical formula   simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a compound  
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molecular formula   exact formula of a molecule giving the types of atoms and the number of each type  
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chemical equation   representative of a chemical reaction showing the relative numbers of reactants and product molecules  
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reactants   starting substance in a chemical reaction. appears to the left of the arrow in a chemical reaction.  
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products   substance resulting from a chemical reaction. shown to the right of the arrow in a chemical equation.  
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balancing a chemical equation   obeying the law of conservation of mass. Same number and types of atoms present in both reactants and products.  
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mole ratio   ration of moles of 1 substance to moles of another substance in a balanced chemical equation  
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stoichiometric mixture   mixture contains the relative amounts of reactants that match the numbers in the balanced equation.  
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limiting reactant   reactant that is completely consumed when a reaction is run to completion  
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theoretical yield   maximum amount of a given product that can be formed when the limiting reactant is completely consumed.  
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percent yield   actual amount of a product as a percent of the theoretical yield  
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