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CHE 111

Stoichiometry
Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions

Maurice Monjerezi
Stoichiometry is…
• Greek for “measuring elements”
Pronounced “stoy-key-om-i-tree”

stoichiometry refers to the calculations of


chemical quantities from balanced chemical
equations.

It rests on the principle of the conservation of


matter (mass).
Law of Conservation of Mass
“We may lay it down as an
incontestable axiom that, in all
the operations of art and nature,
nothing is created; an equal
amount of matter exists both
before and after the experiment.
Upon this principle, the whole art
of performing chemical
experiments depends.”
--Antoine Lavoisier, 1789

2009, Prentice-Hall, Inc.


Dalton’s Atomic Theory
explains the mass laws

Mass conservation
Atoms cannot be created or destroyed

or converted into other types of atoms.

Since every atom has a fixed mass,


during a chemical reaction atoms are combined
differently and therefore there is no mass change
overall.
Balanced chemical equations

Because of the principle of the


conservation of matter, a chemical
equation must be balanced

Lavoisier, 1788

A chemical equation must have the same number of


atoms of the same kind on both sides
The law of mass conservation:
mass remains constant during a chemical
reaction.
Law of Mass Conservation:

The total mass of substances does not change during


a chemical reaction.

reactant 1 + reactant 2 product

total mass = total mass

calcium oxide + carbon dioxide calcium carbonate

CaO + CO2 CaCO3

56.08g + 44.00g 100.08g


Chemical equations
• Chemical change involves a reorganization of the atoms
in one or more substances.

A process in which one or more substances is changed into


one or more new substances is a chemical reaction

A chemical equation uses chemical symbols to show


what happens during a chemical reaction
Anatomy of a chemical equation
CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (g)

• Coefficients are inserted to balance the equation.


• States of the reactants and products are written in
parentheses to the right of each compound.

reactants products
Subscripts and coefficients give different information

• Subscripts tell the number of atoms of each


element in a molecule
• Coefficients tell the number of molecules.
How to “Read” Chemical Equations

2 Mg + O2 2 MgO Photo Flash Reaction

2 atoms Mg + 1 molecule O2 makes 2 formula units MgO


2 moles Mg + 1 mole O2 makes 2 moles MgO
48.6 grams Mg + 32.0 grams O2 makes 80.6 g MgO

IS NOT
2 grams Mg + 1 gram O2 makes 2 g MgO
The formation of HF gas on the macroscopic and molecular levels.
Information Contained in a Balanced Equation

Viewed in Reactants Products


Terms of C3H8(g) + 5O2(g) 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(g)

molecules 1 molecule C3H8 + 5 3 molecules CO2 + 4 molecules


molecules O2 H2O

amount (mol) 1 mol C3H8 + 5 mol O2 3 mol CO2 + 4 mol H2O

mass (amu) 44.09 amu C3H8 + 160.00 amu O2 132.03 amu CO2 + 72.06 amu H2O

mass (g) 44.09 g C3H8 + 160.00 g O2 132.03 g CO2 + 72.06 g H2O

total mass (g) 204.09 g 204.09 g


Stoichiometric calculations

Products The mole-bridge between


reactants and products
Reactants

Amount (mol) H2 3
=
Amount (mol) NH3 2
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Amounts of Reactants and Products

1. Write balanced chemical equation


2. Convert quantities of known substances into moles
3. Use coefficients in balanced equation to calculate the number of
moles of the sought quantity
4. Convert moles of sought quantity into desired units 15
Methanol burns in air according to the equation
2CH3OH + 3O2 2CO2 + 4H2O
If 209 g of methanol are used up in the combustion,
what mass of water is produced?
grams CH3OH moles CH3OH moles H2O grams H2O
molar mass coefficients molar mass
CH3OH chemical equation H 2O

M (CH3OH) = (1x12) + (3x1) + (1x16) + (1x1) = 32 g/mol


m 209 g
n= ⇒n=
g
= 6.53 mol ⇒ nH 2O = 2 x 6.53 mol = 13.06 mol
M 32
mol g
⇒ mH 2 O = n H 2 O M H 2 O = 13.06 mol x 18
From stoichiometry mol
2 mols CH3OH = 4 mols H2O = 235 g H2O
Gravimetric Analysis
1. Dissolve unknown substance in water
2. React unknown with known substance to form a precipitate
3. Filter and dry precipitate
4. Weigh precipitate
5. Use chemical formula and mass of precipitate to determine
amount of unknown ion
An impure sample (0.123 g) of the mineral thenardite contains
Na2SO4. In gravimetric analysis, the Na2SO4 in the sample is
converted to insoluble BaSO4. If the mass of BaSO4 produced
is 0.177 g, what is the mass percent of Na2SO4 in the mineral?
Na2SO4 (aq) + BaCl2 (aq) 2 NaCl (aq) + BaSO4(s)

molar mass coefficients molar mass


Na2SO4 chemical equation BaSO4
grams Na2SO4 moles Na2SO4 moles BaSO4 grams BaSO4

M (BaSO4) = (1x137.3) + (1x32.07) + (4x16) = 233.37 g/mol


M (Na2SO4) = (2x22.99) + (1x32.07) + (4x16) = 142.0 g/mol

m 0.177 g
# moles n= n (BaSO4) = = 7.58 x 10-4 mol
M 233.37 g/mol

n (Na2SO4) = 7.58 x 10-4 mol


From stoichiometry
1 mol BaSO4 = 1 mol Na2SO4 m (Na2SO4) = 7.58 x 10-4 mol x 142.0 g/mol
= 0.108 g Na2SO4

0.108 g Na2SO4
% Na2SO4 = x 100% = 87.6% Na2SO4
0.123 g sample
Summary of the mass-mole-number relationships in a
chemical reaction.

MASS(g) MASS(g)
of compound A of compound B

M (g/mol) of M (g/mol) of
compound A compound B

molar ratio from


AMOUNT(mol) AMOUNT(mol)
of compound A of compound B
balanced equation
Avogadro’s number Avogadro’s number
(molecules/mol) (molecules/mol)

MOLECULES MOLECULES
(or formula units) (or formula units)
of compound A of compound B

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