Chemistry GCSE
Balanced equations and mole ratios
What Balanced equations and mole ratios means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Balanced equations and mole ratios
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A balanced equation gives the mole ratio of gaseous reactants and products, and its coefficients can be used to set the volume ratio.
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Related terms
- Algebraic rearrangement and unit consistency
- Mole calculations from mass and relative formula mass
- Same conditions of temperature and pressure
- Stoichiometry of gaseous reactions
- Volume ratios of gases
- Molar gas volume at room temperature and pressure
- Stoichiometry from balanced equations
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