Stoıchometry
Stoıchometry
WEEK 11
AVOGADRO CONSTANT
6.022 x 10 23
A counting unit
602,200,000,000,000,000,000,000
moles of solute (n )
Molarity (M) =
volume of solution in liters (L)
MOLECULAR FORMULA AND EMPIRICAL FORMULA
A molecular formula consists of the chemical symbols for the constituent elements followed by
numeric subscripts describing the number of atoms of each element present in the molecule. The
empirical formula represents the simplest whole-integer ratio of atoms in a compound.
HC 6 2 HC 3 1
ANATOMY OF A CHEMICAL EQUATION
2 A + 2B 3C
Given 20.0 grams of A and sufficient B,
how many grams of C can be produced?
Steps Involved in Solving
Stoichiometry Problems
Balance the chemical equation correctly
Using the molar mass of the given substance, convert
the mass given to moles.
Construct a molar ratio (two molar ratios set equal to
each other)
Using the molar mass of the unknown substance,
convert the moles just calculated to mass
volume
Mole Ratios
A mole ratio converts moles
of one compound in a
balanced chemical equation
into moles of another
compound.
Example
ole Ratios:
M
2 : 1 : 2
EFFICIENCY OF AN EXPERIMENT
Calculation:
Moles C8H18 reacted = 684 g C8H18 /(114 g/mol) = 6.0 moles
Moles CO2 formed = 6.0 mol C8H18 x (16 mol CO2/2 mol C8H18)
= 48 moles CO2
Mass of CO2 formed = 48 mol CO2 x (44 g/mol) = 2112 g
EXPERIMENTAL CALCULATIONS
• Molar ratio of Mg(OH)2 and MgCl2 1:1 mass of the filter paper = 3,9068 g
4,6118-3,9068 = 0,705 g mass of the solid
• Find mass of 0.0125 mol Mg(OH)2
0. 705 g x 100 96,7 % yield
( molecular mass (mm) of Mg(OH)2 = 58.33 g /mol) 0.729g