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Details Title: Chapter 9 - Stoichiometry Description: Vocabulary/Key Terms Total Flash Cards: 8 Created: 03/16/2004 05:09:30	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term composition stoichiometry Definition calculations involving the mass relationships of elements in compounds Term reaction stoichiometry Definition calculations involving the mass relationships between reactants and products in a chemical reaction Term mole ratio Definition a conversion factor that relates the amounts in moles of any two substances involved in a chemical reaction Term limiting reactant Definition the reactant that limits the amounts of the other reactants that can combine - and the amount of product that can form - in a chemical reaction Term excess reactant Definition the substance that is not completely used up in a reaction Term theoretical yield Definition the maximum amount of product that can be produced from a given amount of reactant Term percent yield Definition the ratio of the actual yield to the theoretical yield, multiplied by 100 Term actual yield Definition the measured amount of a product obtained from a reaction