Stoichiometry: The Measurement of Matter

Stoichiometry is the measurement of reactants and products in a chemical reaction. This mathematical analysis allows chemsits to calculate the amount of product made from reactants, or vice versa. Think about the pharmaceutical industry . . . the manufacturing of medicines is based on chemical reactions. Check out the following video from Carnegie Mellon . . . http://www.chemcollective.org/activities/tutorials/stoich/reaction_stoi