Chemistry, The Central Science, 10th edition
Theodore L. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Jr.,
and Bruce E. Bursten
Chapter 3
Stoichiometry:
Calculations with Chemical
Formulas and Equations
John D. Bookstaver
St. Charles Community College
St. Peters, MO Stoichiometry
2006, Prentice-Hall
Law of Conservation of Mass
We may lay it down as an
incontestable axiom that, in all
the operations of art and nature,
nothing is created; an equal
amount of matter exists both
before and after the experiment.
Upon this principle, the whole art
of performing chemical
experiments depends.
--Antoine Lavoisier, 1789
Stoichiometry
Chemical Equations
Concise representations of chemical
reactions
Stoichiometry
Anatomy of a Chemical Equation
CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (g)
Stoichiometry
Anatomy of a Chemical Equation
CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (g)
Reactants appear on the
left side of the equation. Stoichiometry
Anatomy of a Chemical Equation
CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (g)
Products appear on the
right side of the equation. Stoichiometry
Anatomy of a Chemical Equation
CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (g)
The states of the reactants and products
are written in parentheses to the right of Stoichiometry
each compound.
Anatomy of a Chemical Equation
CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (g)
Coefficients are inserted to
balance the equation. Stoichiometry
Subscripts and Coefficients Give
Different Information
Subscripts tell the number of atoms of
each element in a molecule
Stoichiometry
Subscripts and Coefficients Give
Different Information
Subscripts tell the number of atoms of
each element in a molecule
Coefficients tell the number of Stoichiometry
molecules
Reaction
Types
Stoichiometry
Combination Reactions
Two or more
substances
react to form
one product
Examples:
N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) 2 NH3 (g)
C3H6 (g) + Br2 (l) C3H6Br2 (l)
2 Mg (s) + O2 (g) 2 MgO (s) Stoichiometry
2 Mg (s) + O2 (g) 2 MgO (s)
Stoichiometry
Decomposition Reactions
One substance breaks
down into two or more
substances
Examples:
CaCO3 (s) CaO (s) + CO2 (g)
2 KClO3 (s) 2 KCl (s) + O2 (g) Stoichiometry
2 NaN3 (s) 2 Na (s) + 3 N2 (g)
Combustion Reactions
Rapid reactions that
produce a flame
Most often involve
hydrocarbons
reacting with oxygen
in the air
Examples:
CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (g)
C3H8 (g) + 5 O2 (g) 3 CO2 (g) + 4 H2O (g) Stoichiometry
Formula
Weights
Stoichiometry
Formula Weight (FW)
Sum of the atomic weights for the atoms
in a chemical formula
So, the formula weight of calcium
chloride, CaCl2, would be
Ca: 1(40.1 amu)
+ Cl: 2(35.5 amu)
111.1 amu
These are generally reported for ionic
compounds
Stoichiometry
Molecular Weight (MW)
Sum of the atomic weights of the atoms
in a molecule
For the molecule ethane, C2H6, the
molecular weight would be
C: 2(12.0 amu)
+ H: 6(1.0 amu)
30.0 amu
Stoichiometry
Percent Composition
One can find the percentage of the mass
of a compound that comes from each of
the elements in the compound by using
this equation:
(number of atoms)(atomic weight)
% element = x 100
(FW of the compound)
Stoichiometry
Percent Composition
So the percentage of carbon in ethane
is
(2)(12.0 amu)
%C =
(30.0 amu)
24.0 amu
= x 100
30.0 amu
= 80.0%
Stoichiometry
Moles
Stoichiometry
Avogadros Number
6.02 x 1023
1 mole of 12C has a
mass of 12 g
Stoichiometry
Molar Mass
By definition, these are the mass of 1
mol of a substance (i.e., g/mol)
The molar mass of an element is the mass
number for the element that we find on the
periodic table
The formula weight (in amus) will be the
same number as the molar mass (in g/mol)
Stoichiometry
Using Moles
Moles provide a bridge from the molecular scale
to the real-world scale
Stoichiometry
Mole Relationships
One mole of atoms, ions, or molecules contains
Avogadros number of those particles
One mole of molecules or formula units contains
Avogadros number times the number of atoms or
ions of each element in the compound Stoichiometry
Finding
Empirical
Formulas
Stoichiometry
Calculating Empirical Formulas
One can calculate the empirical formula from
the percent composition
Stoichiometry
Calculating Empirical Formulas
The compound para-aminobenzoic acid (you may have
seen it listed as PABA on your bottle of sunscreen) is
composed of carbon (61.31%), hydrogen (5.14%),
nitrogen (10.21%), and oxygen (23.33%). Find the
empirical formula of PABA.
Stoichiometry
Calculating Empirical Formulas
Assuming 100.00 g of para-aminobenzoic acid,
C: 61.31 g x 1 mol = 5.105 mol C
12.01 g
1 mol
H: 5.14 g x = 5.09 mol H
1.01 g
1 mol
N: 10.21 g x = 0.7288 mol N
14.01 g
1 mol
O: 23.33 g x = 1.456 mol O
16.00 g
Stoichiometry
Calculating Empirical Formulas
Calculate the mole ratio by dividing by the smallest number
of moles:
5.105 mol
C: = 7.005 7
0.7288 mol
5.09 mol
H: = 6.984 7
0.7288 mol
0.7288 mol
N: = 1.000
0.7288 mol
1.458 mol
O: = 2.001 2
0.7288 mol Stoichiometry
Calculating Empirical Formulas
These are the subscripts for the empirical formula:
C7H7NO2
Stoichiometry
Combustion Analysis
Compounds containing C, H and O are routinely
analyzed through combustion in a chamber like this
C is determined from the mass of CO2 produced
H is determined from the mass of H2O produced
O is determined by difference after the C and H have been
determined
Stoichiometry
Elemental Analyses
Compounds
containing other
elements are
analyzed using
methods analogous
to those used for C,
H and O
Stoichiometry
Stoichiometric Calculations
The coefficients in the balanced equation give
the ratio of moles of reactants and products
Stoichiometry
Stoichiometric Calculations
From the mass of
Substance A you can
use the ratio of the
coefficients of A and
B to calculate the
mass of Substance B
formed (if its a
product) or used (if
its a reactant)
Stoichiometry
Stoichiometric Calculations
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
Starting with 1.00 g of C6H12O6
we calculate the moles of C6H12O6
use the coefficients to find the moles of H2O Stoichiometry
and then turn the moles of water to grams
Limiting
Reactants
Stoichiometry
How Many Cookies Can I Make?
You can make cookies
until you run out of one
of the ingredients
Once this family runs
out of sugar, they will
stop making cookies
(at least any cookies
you would want to eat)
Stoichiometry
How Many Cookies Can I Make?
In this example the
sugar would be the
limiting reactant,
because it will limit the
amount of cookies you
can make
Stoichiometry
Limiting Reactants
The limiting reactant
is the reactant
present in the
smallest
stoichiometric
amount
Stoichiometry
Limiting Reactants
The limiting reactant is the reactant present in
the smallest stoichiometric amount
In other words, its the reactant youll run out of first (in
this case, the H2)
Stoichiometry
Limiting Reactants
In the example below, the O2 would be the
excess reagent
Stoichiometry
Theoretical Yield
The theoretical yield is the amount of
product that can be made
In other words its the amount of product
possible as calculated through the
stoichiometry problem
This is different from the actual yield,
the amount one actually produces and
measures
Stoichiometry
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
Stoichiometry
