Section 9.

2 Equation Stoichiometry
Chemical Equation – indicates the reactants and products
in a rxn; it also tells you the relative amounts of reactants
and products involved in the rxn.

EX: 2 Mg + O2  2 MgO
reactants products

Stoichiometry – the study of the mathematical relationships

involving chemical formulas and equations.
Chemical equations reflect the law of conservation
of mass – matter is neither created nor destroyed
in an ordinary chemical rxn.

The mass of the products equals the mass

of the reactants that reacted.

This is represented in an equation by having the same

number of each atom on both sides of the equation.

Coefficients are used to balance equations.

 (Review) Coefficients can stand for:
1) The relative number of atoms, molecules,
or formula units
2) The relative number of moles
3) The relative volume of gases

EX: 2 H2 + O2  2 H2O

2 molecules H2 + 1 molecule O2  2 molecules H2O

2 mol H2 + 1 mol O2  2 mol H2O

2 volumes H2 + 1 volume O2  2 volumes H2O

***Coefficients tell you the relative number of moles
of each reactant and product involved in a rxn.***

mole ratio (coefficient ratio) – a conversion factor that allows

you to convert from moles of one substance to moles of
another substance in a rxn.

EX: CH4 + 2 O2  CO2 + 2 H2O

Example mole ratios:

What are the possible the mole ratios for:

3 Mg + 2 P  Mg3P2
 I. Mole – Mole Problems

You are given moles of one substance in a rxn and

must find the moles of another substance.

Use the mole ratio from the equation to solve

Mole-mole problems:

Moles of given substance coefficient of substance sought

coefficient of given substance =

Moles of substance sought

 Example mole-mole problems

1. For the rxn N2 + 3 H2  2 NH3

a) How many moles of N2 will react with 8.0 mol of H2?

b) How many moles of NH3 can be made from 12.0 mol of H2?

2. For the rxn C5H12O + 6 O2  5 CO2 + 3 H2O

a) If 127 mol of CO2 are produced, how many moles

of H2O are produced?
b) If 15 mol of O2 react, how many moles of CO2
are produced?
 Suppose you have two substances, “A” and “B”, in a rxn.
The following flow chart shows the stoichiometric relationship
between them:

GRAMS
GIVEN GIVEN MOLES OF “B”
GRAMS OF MOLES OF “B” SOUGHT
“A” (mass) OF “A” SOUGHT (mass)
1 mol A . molar mass
coefficient of sought (B) of B .
molar mass
coefficient of given (A) 1 mol B
of A
 III. Mass-Mass Problems (3 steps)
You are given the mass (grams) of one substance
in a rxn, and are asked to find the number of grams
(mass) of another substance.

EX: For the rxn N2 + 3 H2  2 NH3

1) How many grams of H2 will react with 237g of N2?

2) How many grams of N2 do you need to produce 82.8 g NH3?

The Mole Road
EX2: Decane, C10H22 , is a component of gasoline.

1) How many grams of CO2 will be produced by the

complete combustion of 345g of C10H22 ?

2) What mass of oxygen reacted if 3.5 x 104 g

of H2O was produced?
 EX3: Aluminum metal can be produced by the
electrolytic decomposition of aluminum oxide.

1) How many kilograms of Al can be produced by

decomposing 1.0 x 103 grams of aluminum oxide?

2) How many grams of oxygen would be consumed in the

production of 3.5 x 106 g of Aluminum?
Cake Recipe
To make one cake you need:
3 eggs, 4 cups flour,
2 qts of milk, and 1 cup of sugar.

You have: 12 eggs, 12 cups flour,

10 qts of milk, and 6 cups of sugar.

How many cakes can you make?

Limiting Reactants
In most reactions that occur, you don’t use “exact” amounts
of each reactant. Usually one reactant gets used up before
the other.

limiting reactant – the reactant that gets totally used up

in a rxn; it’s the reactant you run out of.
(It “limits” the rxn.)

excess reactant – any reactant that is not totally used up

in a rxn; you still have some of it left after the rxn stops.
In this example, 10 molecules of H2 react with
7 molecules of O2, according to the equation:
2 H 2 + O 2  2 H 2O

The limiting reactant would be H2.

The excess reactant would be O2.

 Limiting Reactant Problems
You are given the initial amounts of the reactants in a rxn,
and must determine: a) which reactant is the limiting reactant.
You also should be able to determine: b) how much product is
produced, and c) how much of the excess reactant is left over.

**a) To determine which reactant is the limiting reactant:**

•Find out how much product can be made from the 1 st reactant

•Find out how much product can be made from the 2nd reactant

•Which ever reactant produces the LEAST product is the

limiting reactant.

(In other words: You need to do two mass-mass problems

to figure out the limiting reactant.)
EX: 125g of Br2 and 75.0g Li are reacted together
according to the equation: 2 Li + Br2  2 LiBr
What is the limiting reactant?
**b) The amount of product actually produced is
the amount produced by the limiting reactant.**

In the example above, 136g of LiBr would actually be produced.

EX: 24.0g of CH4 is burned in a closed container that holds

50.0g of O2. a) What is the limiting reactant? b) How many
grams of CO2 is produced?
 Suppose you have two substances, “A” and “B”, in a rxn.
The following flow chart shows the stoichiometric relationship
between them:

GRAMS
GIVEN GIVEN MOLES OF “B”
GRAMS OF MOLES OF “B” SOUGHT
“A” (mass) OF “A” SOUGHT (mass)
1 mol A . molar mass
coefficient of sought (B) X of B .
X molar mass
X coefficient of given (A) 1 mol B
of A
 Practice Limiting Reactant Problems

EX: 50.0g of Na is reacted with 50.0g of Cl2 in

synthesis reaction. a) what is the limiting reactant?
b) how much NaCl is produced?
EX: N2H4 + 2 H2O2  N2 + 4 H2O
65.0g of N2H4 reacts with 75.0g of H2O2
a) what is the limiting reactant?
b) how much N2 is produced?
Theoretical and Percent Yield

Theoretical Yield – the maximum amount of product

that can be produced in a rxn. Theoretical yield is
determined by using the rxn’s equation and doing a
mass-mass problem. (The amount that
“theoretically”
could have been produced.)

Actual yield – the measured amount of product collected

in an experiment. (The amount “actually” produced.)
 Percent Yield
A comparison of the amount
actually obtained to the amount it
was possible to make

Actual Yield
Percent Yield = x 100
Theoretical Yield
 Percent Yield Problems

1. In an experiment, 100. g of Na is reacted with excess Cl 2.

239 g of NaCl is collected.
a) What is the theoretical yield of NaCl?
b) What is the percent yield of NaCl?

2. 150. g of O2 is reacted with excess Mg.

300. g of MgO is collected.
a) What is the theoretical yield of MgO?
b) What is the percent yield of MgO?
Solution

Stoichiometry

Problems
 Review: Molarity

Molarity (M) = moles of solute

liters of solution

Molarity is used to convert between volume of solution

and moles of dissolved solute.

1. How many moles of NaCl are in 3.5 L of 2.0 M NaCl?

2. How many moles AgNO3 are in 125 mL 3.00 M AgNO3?

 VOLUME
OF “A”
GIVEN

GRAMS
GIVEN GIVEN MOLES OF “B”
GRAMS OF MOLES OF “B” SOUGHT
“A” (mass) OF “A” SOUGHT (mass)
1 mol A . molar mass
coefficient of sought (B) X of B .
X molar mass
X coefficient of given (A) 1 mol B
of A
 Example Solution Stoich Problems

1) Excess Cu is placed in 250 mL of 0.50 M AgNO 3 and

the following rxn occurs: 2 AgNO3 + Cu  2 Ag + Cu(NO3)2
What mass of Ag can be produced?

2) 125 mL of 2.00 M Pb(NO3)2 is mixed with excess NaCl and

the following rxn occurs: 2 NaCl + Pb(NO3)2  PbCl2 + 2 NaNO3
What mass of PbCl2 precipitates?