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What does stoichiometry use to relate moles of one molecules to moles of another?

Stoichiometry uses coefficient ratios to relate moles of one molecule to moles of another


What does stoichiometry use to relate moles to one molecule to moles of another?

Stoichiometry uses coefficient ratios to relate moles of one molecule to moles of another


What does stoichiometry use to relate to moles of one molecule of another?

Stoichiometry uses coefficient ratios to relate moles of one molecule to moles of another


What does stoichiometry use to relate moles of one molecule to moles of another?

Stoichiometry uses coefficient ratios to relate moles of one molecule to moles of another


Explain the concept of mole ratio as used in reaction stoichiometry problems?

You use mole ratios for two reasons. One: To balance the number of moles to get the correct answer. Two: To finalize the cancellations of the measurements to get the answer.


Is there a college chemistry book that doesn't use labels on it's stoichiometry problems?

My teacher offers a free A in chemistry If we can find a college chemistry textbook that doesn't use units in it's stoichiometry problems.


28093g of C you is how many moles?

Use stoichiometry to convert grams of Carbon to moles of carbon and solve. 28093g C *(1mol C/12.011g C)= 2338.94mol C


What are ways you use stoichiometry every day?

none, unless you are a chemist dealing with moles of chemicals, it is completely useless in eveyday life.


How many milliliters of 0.248M HCl are needed to react with 1.36 grams of zinc to produce hydrogen?

First, write a balanced equation for this reaction. The reactants are HCl and Zn and the products are ZnCl2(aq), and H2(g). For how to write a balanced equation, see the Related Questions to the left. Then, convert the grams of Zn into moles of Zn. To do that, see the Related Questions to the left. Then use stoichiometry to determine how many moles of HCl are necessary to react with that number of moles of Zn. See the Related Questions to the left for how to solve stoichiometry problems. Finally, determine how many milliliters of solution you need to get that many moles of HCl. To do that, use this equation: number of moles = number of liters * molarity


How can you use moles to solve problems?

moles can be used to calculate gmv(gram molecular weight)


How do you solve stoichiometry problems?

To solve stoichiometry problems, you must first do two very important things.1) Write a balanced equation for the reaction.2) Convert all amounts of products and/or reactants in the question into moles.To find out how to do both of these see the Related Questions links to the left of this answer. (Note that if the question involves gases, and the amount of gas is given as a volume, you need to use the Ideal Gas Law. How to do that is also listed under the Related Questions).Once all quantities have been converted to moles and you have a balanced reaction, you are ready to actually use stoichiometry. The idea of stoichiometry is really quite simple. The coefficients (or numbers) in front of each reactant and product in the balanced chemical reaction tells you the ratio of how much of each you will react/produce. Let's take a simple example: the reaction of hydrogen gas (H2) with oxygen gas (O2) to form water (H2O). 2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2O In the balanced reaction, there is a 2 in front of the H2, and although nothing is written, that means that there is really 1 in front of O2, and a 2 in front of H2O. Stoichiometry tells us that because of the way the numbers in balanced reaction came out, we need two molecules of H2 to react with each one molecule of O2, and also, that this will form 2 molecules of water. I can say the same thing using moles: For each mole of O2 I react, I need 2 moles of H2, and I will produce 2 moles of O2. All I'm using is the ratio of the coefficients from the balanced reaction. That is stoichiometry! So, using this I can say things like: -- If I reaction 0.5 moles of O2 completely, I will make 1 mole of water-- If I made 4 moles of water, then I consumed 4 moles of H2 and 2 moles of O2.-- If I want to completely react 5 moles of H2, then I need 2.5 moles of O2 (and I will get 5 moles of H2O). Makes sense? The ratio of H2 to O2 to H2O is 2:1:2, and that always holds for this reaction.Now let's make it a bit more complicated.--Problem: If I burn 10 grams of methane, how many grams of CO2 will be produced?-- Answer: As I said, to solve this problem we need two things: a balanced reaction, and to convert all quantities to moles. First, let's write a balanced reaction. In this reaction, methane gas (CH4) gets burned in oxygen (O2) to form carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor (H2O). The balanced reaction is:CH4 + 2O2 --> CO2 + 2H2ONotice the ratio is now 1:2:1:2 (reading the reaction from left to right). So that tells me for every mole of CH4 I react, I need 2 moles of O2, and I will get out 1 mole of CO2 and 2 moles of H2O.Now, I need to convert the 10 grams of methane into moles, because stoichiometry only works for moles and NOT grams! So I use the molar mass of CH4, which is 12.011+4*1.0079 = 16.0426 grams per mole. So to convert to moles, I just divide: 10 grams ÷ 16.0426 gram/mole = 0.6233 moles From the stoichiometry, I now know that if I react 0.6233 moles of methane, I will need twice that many moles of oxygen, or 1.2467 moles O2, and I will get 0.6233 moles of CO2 and 1.2467 moles of H2O as products. But the question asked for a number of grams of CO2, not moles. So once I'm done using stoichiometry, I convert back to grams, now using the molar mass of CO2 (which is 12.011 + 2*15.999 = 44.009 g/mol). So 0.6233 moles of O2 is: 0.6233 moles * 44.009 grams/mole = 27.4308 grams of CO2 Notice that the ratio of moles of CH4 to CO2 is 1 to 1, but the ratio of the weights is totally different. Remember, STOICHIOMETRY ONLY WORKS ON MOLES! I can also find how many grams of water I'll produce, just for fun! The molar mass of water is 15.999 + 2*1.0079 = 18.0148 g/mol. So to convert 1.2467 moles H2O to grams: 1.2467 moles * 18.0148 gram/mole = 22.4591 grams of H2Oto answer stoichiometry problems there are several ways.one way is the mole concept(mol)-always remember Avogadro's number which is 6.02x10^23.eg. how many atoms are there in 1 mol of glucose(C6H12O6)?1 mol C6H13O6 x 6.02x10^23= 6.02x19^231 mol C6H12O6cancel 1 mol C6H12O6 leaving the answer.


How do chemists use ratios?

stoichiometry