Limiting Reactant/Percent Yield/Basic Chemistry Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards for basic chemistry concepts, limiting reactants, and percent yield.

Limiting Reactant

The reactant that is completely consumed in a chemical reaction and determines the amount of product formed.

Percent Yield

The ratio of the actual yield of a reaction to the theoretical yield, expressed as a percentage.

Molar Mass

The mass of one mole of a substance, expressed in grams/mole, found on the periodic table.

Valence Electrons

The number of electrons in the outermost shell of an atom that determine its chemical properties.

Polyatomic Ions

Ions made up of multiple atoms.

Stoichiometry

The quantitative relationship between reactants and products in a chemical reaction.

Balanced Equation

A representation of a chemical reaction using chemical formulas and coefficients.

Density

The mass per unit volume of a substance.