3.10 Stoichiometric Calculations

Objectives: 

The Mole Method Interactive 

Glossary

chemical equation a representation of a chemical equation showing the relative numbers of reactant and product molecules

chemical stoichiometry the calculation of the quantities of materials consumed and produced in chemical reactions

mole ratio the ratio of moles of one substance to moles of another substance in a balanced chemical equation

stoichiometric mixture a mixture that contains the relative amounts of reactants that match the numbers in the balanced equation