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Chapter 12
Stoichiometry
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Chemistry
10th Grade
02/08/2008

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Stoichiometry
Definition
the study of quantitative relationships between amounts of reactants used and products formed by a chemical reaction
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mole ratio
Definition
ratio between the number of moles of any two substances in a balanced chemical equation
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limiting reactant

Definition
limits the extent of the reaction and determines the amount of product
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excess reactant
Definition
left-over reactants
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theoretical yield
Definition
the maximum amount of product that can be produced from a given amount of reactant
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actual yield
Definition
the amount of product actually produced in an experiment
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percent yield
Definition

the ratio of the actual yield to the theoretical yield

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