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Module 6: Stoichiometry
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Chemistry
12th Grade
09/23/2011

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Term

Number of molecules or atoms in a mole:

6.02 X 1023

Definition
Avogadro's number
Term

Process by which

the amount of one substance

in a chemical reaction

is related to

the amount of another substance

in a chemical reaction. (156)

Definition
Stoichiometry
Term
The reactant that runs out first in a chemical equation.  It determines the amount of products made. (167)
Definition
Limiting reactant
Term

The reactant or reactants

that are left over at the end

of a chemical reaction.  (172)

Definition
Excess reactant
Term

The numbers that appear

to the left of the chemical formulas

in a chemical equation. 

They represent the number of moles

of each substance. (173)

Definition
Stoichiometric coefficients
Term

The stoichiometric coefficients in a chemical equation relate

the volumes of gases in the equation

as well as

the number of moles of substances

in the equation. (174)

 

Definition
Gay-Lussac's Law
Term

A chemical formula that provides

the number of each type of atom

in a molecule. (186)

Definition
Molecular formula
Term

A chemical formula that tells you

a simple, whole-number ratio

for the atoms in a molecule. (186)

Definition
Empirical formula
Term

The mass of

one mole of a given compound

Definition
Molar mass
Term

Experimental apparatus consisting of

a glass tube filled with

a small amount of gas. 

Electrodes in the tube allow for the passage of electricity through the gas. (201)

Definition
Crookes tube
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