STOICHIOMETRY: LIMITING & EXCESS REACTANTS Flashcards
1
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a section of chemistry that involves using relationships between REACTANTS and/or PRODUCTS in a chemical reaction to determine desired quantitative data
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STOICHIOMETTRY
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STOICHIOMETRY
came from two Greek terms: ____, ____
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stoikhein - element
metron - measure
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STOICHIOMETRY
stoikhein
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element
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STOICHIOMETRY
metron
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measure
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STOICHIOMETRY means
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measure of elements
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the reactant that will LIMIT the chemical reaction
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LIMITING REACTANT
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the reactant that is in EXCESS
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EXCESS REAGENT / REACTANT
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- the reagent COMPLETELY USED UP in a reaction and dtermines WHEN THE REACTION STOPS
- it LIMITS the reaction from continuing because there is NONE LEFT TO REACT with the in-excess reactant
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LIMITING REACTANT
