Module 4.1 - Chemical Equations

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Chemical
Equations

Common
Reaction Types

Net Ionic
Equations

GOAL(s):

  • Balance a chemical equation
  • Interpret the information conveyed by a balanced chemical equation

DEFINITIONS:

balanced chemical equation: a chemical equation that shows equal numbers of atoms of each kind in the products and the reactants.

stoichiometry: the study of the quantitative relations between amounts of reactants and products.

stoichiometric coefficients: the multiplying numbers assigned to the species in a chemical equation in order to balance the equation.

Chemical Equations