Unit 8 Flashcards
1
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What is stoichiometry
A
Relating the quantity’s of different substances in a chemical equation
2
Q
What is a limiting reactant
A
A reactant that is less than the others and will be used up first in a chemical reaction
3
Q
What is Gay-Lussac’s law
A
The stoichiometry coefficients in a chemical equation relate the volume of gasses and the number of moles of a substance
4
Q
What does Gay-Lussac’s law apply to
A
Only gasses
5
Q
What is the difference between molecular formulas and empirical formulas
A
Molecular formulas give the exact number of atoms in the compound. Empirical formulas just give the ratio
