Mole Concept and Stoichiometry

The chemist's counting unit, and how it is used to calculate quantities in a reaction.

The Mole

A mole is the amount of substance containing as many elementary particles as there are atoms in exactly 12 grams of carbon-12 — this number is Avogadro's number (approximately 6.022 × 1023).

Percentage Composition

The percentage by mass of each element present in a compound.

Stoichiometry

Stoichiometry uses the mole concept and a balanced chemical equation to calculate the quantities of reactants consumed or products formed in a reaction.

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