Stoichiometry and the mole pt.1 Flashcards
what is Exothermic
releasing heat
what is Endothermic
absorbing heat
Macroscopic observation –
indications of a chemical
reaction could include:
a change in colour
* a change in temperature
* the evolution of heat
* a change of phase (e.g.
precipitation of a solid out of a
solution)
* the emission of light.
A chemical reaction is the mixing of two or more species (reactants) to
produce new substances (products).
- Writing balanced chemical equations describes what happens when a
chemical reaction occurs.
what is stoichiometry
- Stoichiometry is concerned with the relative amounts of reactants and
products in a chemical reaction.
Stoichiometric coefficients are used to balance an equation to meet this
condition
what does (aq) meaning
– (aq) meaning ‘aqueous solution’.
Balancing chemical equations step 1:
– Step 1: Write the unbalanced ‘equation’.
Count the number of each element present. Is the equation balanced?
Balancing chemical equations step 2:
balance the equation spastic
Balancing chemical equations step 3:
adjust the stoichiometric coefficients
what is the mole
- The mole (abbreviated mol) is the SI unit of amount of substance.
what does avogadros number do
Avogadro’s constant (6.022 × 1023 mol–1) gives the number of entities in 1
mole.
The number of specified entities in a mole is constant
- The mass of 1 mole depends on the mass of the individual entities.