• Stoichiometry is the quantitative relationship between different values and units

• Dimensional Analysis is the primary stoichiometry method

Conversion Calculations Using the Dimensional Analysis Method

Defining Conversion Factions

• The conversion factor in dimensional analysis converts values to different units

  • Example: when go from yards to inches, the conversion factor is 36 inches to one yard. Thus, multiple 2 yards by 36 inches to get 72 inches

Using Conversion Factors

• Conversion problems must 2 pieces of info

  • The number and the units that need to be converted

  • The units of the answer

  • Example: “? answer units = xxx given units”

• When converting, the units that are NOT for the answer will cancel out and only the answer units will remain

Conversion of Metric Units

• Base units of SI (international system)

• metric prefixes are added to multiple base units

Chemical Equalities and Equivalences

The Mole and Avogadro’s Number

• mole is 6.02 × 10^23 units of a chemical substance

  • 1 mole of CH4 is 6.02 × 10^23 molecules

  • 1 mole argon atoms is 6.02 × 10^23 atoms

• 6.02 × 10^23 is Avogadro’s Constant

  • symbol n in mathematical equations

Molar Mass

• relative atomic mass has no units and indicates the mass of one element

• gram-atomic mass

  • 1 mole of an element = gram-atomic mass of element

• gram-molar mass

  • 1 mole of compound = gram-molar mass of that compound

• 1 mole argon = 39.948 grams of argon

• 1 mole CH4 = 16.043 grams of CH4

Conversion Factors from Chemical Formulas

• Empirical formula is the simplest ratio of atoms

• Chemical formula is true ratio

  • 1 molecule C12H22O11 = 12 atoms of carbon, 22 atoms of hydrogen, 11 atoms of oxygen

  • Usually referred to in mole value vs atom value

    • 12 mol carbon, 22 mol hydrogen, 11 mol oxygen

Conversion Factors from Balanced Chemical Equations

• A chemical equation can be used at a relationship and conversion factor

  • for benzene combustion, 2C6H6 + 15 O2 → 12CO2 + 6H20

    • 2 mol C6H6, 15 mol O2 is equal to

    • 12 mol CO2 and 6 mol H2O

Concentration and Density as Conversion Factors

• Concentration unit is Molarity, M

  • number of moles dissolved in one liter of solution

• if mL of solution is given, it must be converted to L

• if density is given, cm^3 can be converted to .741g

  • 1mL = cm^3

Other Conversion Factors

• under standard conditions (STP), 1 mole of a gas occupies 22.4 liters

  • STP is 1 atmosphere of pressure and 0 degrees celsius

The Conversion Sequence /h2

• When converting from substance A to substance B, A must go to moles then go to mole of substance B, then convert to the final units

Limiting-Reactant Calculations

• When chemicals are mixed and a reaction occurs, the first reactant completely used up (which causes the reaction to end), that is the limiting reactant or limiting reagent

  • For the problem, determine the limiting reactant if 100. g of FeCl3 are reacted with 50.0 g of H2S: 2FeCl3 + 3H2S → Fe2S3 + 6HCl

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  • since 159g is required of FeCl3 to fully react with 50g H2S, the FeCl3 is the limiting reactant since there is not enough. If the answer was less than the given 100g, the H2S would be limiting reactant since there would be more FeCl3 available to use.

Determining the Theoretical Yield

• Theoretical yield is the maximum amount of product that would be formed in a reaction. It is theoretical because events in a lab could cause it to decrease

  • What is the theoretical yield of Fe2S3 that can be obtained from 100g of FeCl3 and 50g of H2S

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Titrations

• Titrations are used to add one substance to another in a controlled manner. Usually an acid added to a base with a goal of changing the pH to a certain threshold. Uses a color indicator occasionally

  • It takes 34.35 mL of a 0.240 M solution of KMnO4 (0.240M MnO4-) to titrate an unknown sample of Fe2+ to its endpoint. How many grams of Fe2+ are in the sample?

    

Percent Composition

• Percent composition is how much of an element is present in a polyatomic ion. Percent composition is how much of the mass of the element is in 100 grams of a chemical compound.

  • What is the percentage of Fe, O, H and the OH- polyatomic ion in Fe(OH)3?

    

Empirical Formulas

• If given a chemical formula and atomic masses of elements, percent composition can be calculated.

• With percent composition and atomic masses given, the empirical formula (simplest ratio of elements in a compound) can be determined.

  • Benzene, C6H6, has an empirical formula of CH.

  • Sugar glucose, C6H12,06, has an empirical formula of CH2O

• To find empirical formula…

  • Calculate the number of moles of each element in the compound

  • Divide the number of moles calucated of each element by the smallest number of moles

  • If the previous step does not give a whole number or a decimal within .1 of a whole number, multiply each element by a fraction to get a whole number.

• Example

  • What is the empirical formula of a compound that contains 4.0g of calcium and 7.1 g of chlorine?

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  • The empirical formula has 1 mol Ca and 2 mol Cl. CaCl2

Molecular Formulas

• The empirical formula is the simplest ratio. The molecular formula is the actual formula.

• If the empirical formula is known or determined, the molar mass of the compound can be used to determine the molecular formula

  • A compound has an empirical formula of CH2O and has a molar mass of 180 g/mol. What is the molecular formula of the compound?