Chemistry GCSE
Mole ratios
What Mole ratios means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Mole ratios
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The balancing-number ratio from the equation, applied after converting a given mass to moles, to find the moles of the required substance.
Topics that use Mole ratios
- Amounts of substances in equations (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Conservation of mass
- Mass relationships in equations
- Stoichiometric calculations
- Balanced equations as mole ratios
- Converting between mass and amount
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