Chemistry GCSE
Stoichiometric calculations
What Stoichiometric calculations means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Stoichiometric calculations
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The masses of reactants and products can be calculated from balanced symbol equations, converting the known mass to moles, using the balancing numbers, then converting to mass.
Topics that use Stoichiometric calculations
- Amounts of substances in equations (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Conservation of mass
- Mass relationships in equations
- Mole ratios
- Balanced equations as mole ratios
- Converting between mass and amount
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