Thursday, January 21, 2010

January 20 Chemistry 11


Today in chemistry 11 we learned about stoichiometry.
coefficients in balanced equations represents the moles and they are also conversion factors.

remember that when you are solving a question it is always what you need over what you have.

Example: if a .15mole sample of methane reacts with oxygen how many moles of each product is produced?

The balanced equation is : CH4 + 2O2 = CO2 + 2H2O you will always need a balanced equation.

.15 mol CH4 x 1 mol CO2/1 mol CH4 = .15mol CH4

you use the coefficients for the number of moles just remember what you need/what you have

.15mol CH4 x 2mol H2O / 1 mol CH4 = .30 mol of H2O

For further help and problems refer to this website: http://www.shodor.org/unchem/basic/stoic/index.html

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