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How is stoichiometry used to calculate the amount of product from amount of reactant?

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Stoichiometry relates moles of rectant to moles of product

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Stoichiometry deals with the quantitative measurement of reactants and products in a chemical reaction. Let suppose you are given with following reaction;

A + 2 B → 3 C

According to this reaction 1 mole of A reacts with 2 moles of B to produce 3 moles of C. Now using the concept of mole one can easily measure the amount of reactants reacted and the amount of product formed, as...

1 Mole Exactly equals 6.022 × 10²³ particles

1 Mole of Gas (at STP) exactly occupies 22.4 L Volume

1 Mole of any compound exactly equals the molar mass in grams

Therefore, Stoichiometry is very helpful in quantitative analysis.
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