Chapter 3 Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations

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Chapter 3StoichiometryCalculations with
Chemical Formulas and Equations
Chemistry, The Central Science, 10th
edition Theodore L. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Jr.,
and Bruce E. Bursten

• John D. Bookstaver
• St. Charles Community College
• St. Peters, MO
• ? 2006, Prentice-Hall

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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

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Chemical Equations

• Concise representations of chemical reactions

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Anatomy of a Chemical Equation

• CH4 (g) 2 O2 (g) CO2 (g) 2
  H2O (g)

• Coefficients are inserted to balance the equation.

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Subscripts and Coefficients Give Different
Information

• Subscripts tell the number of atoms of each
  element in a molecule

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Subscripts and Coefficients Give Different
Information

• Subscripts tell the number of atoms of each
  element in a molecule
• Coefficients tell the number of molecules

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Reaction Types
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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)

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2 Mg (s) O2 (g) ??? 2 MgO (s)
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Decomposition Reactions

• One substance breaks down into two or more
  substances

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• Examples
• CaCO3 (s) ??? CaO (s) CO2 (g)
• 2 KClO3 (s) ??? 2 KCl (s) O2 (g)
• 2 NaN3 (s) ??? 2 Na (s) 3 N2 (g)

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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)

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Formula Weights
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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

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Molecular Weight (MW)

• Sum of the atomic weights of the atoms in a
  molecule
• For the molecule ethane, C2H6, the molecular
  weight would be

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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

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Percent Composition

• So the percentage of carbon in ethane is

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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.6 continued
PRACTICE EXERCISE
Calculate the percentage of nitrogen, by mass, in
Ca(NO3)2.
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Moles
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Avogadros Number

• 6.02 x 1023
• 1 mole of 12C has a mass of 12 g

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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)

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Using Moles

• Moles provide a bridge from the molecular scale
  to the real-world scale

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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

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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.8 continued
PRACTICE EXERCISE
How many oxygen atoms are in (a) 0.25 mol
Ca(NO3)2 and (b) 1.50 mol of sodium carbonate?
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Finding Empirical Formulas
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Calculating Empirical Formulas

• One can calculate the empirical formula from the
  percent composition

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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.
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Calculating Empirical Formulas
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Calculating Empirical Formulas
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Calculating Empirical Formulas
These are the subscripts for the empirical
formula C7H7NO2
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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.14 continued
PRACTICE EXERCISE
Ethylene glycol, the substance used in automobile
antifreeze, is composed of 38.7 C, 9.7 H, and
51.6 O by mass. Its molar mass is 62.1 g/mol.
(a) What is the empirical formula of ethylene
glycol? (b) What is its molecular formula?
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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

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Elemental Analyses

• Compounds containing other elements are analyzed
  using methods analogous to those used for C, H
  and O

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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.15 Determing Empirical Formula
by Combustion Analysis
Isopropyl alcohol, a substance sold as rubbing
alcohol, is composed of C, H, and O. Combustion
of 0.255 g of isopropyl alcohol produces 0.561 g
of CO2 and 0.306 g of H2O. Determine the
empirical formula of isopropyl alcohol.
Plan We can use the mole concept to calculate
the number of grams of C present in the CO2 and
the number of grams of H present in the H2O.
These are the quantities of C and H present in
the isopropyl alcohol before combustion. The
number of grams of O in the compound equals the
mass of the isopropyl alcohol minus the sum of
the C and H masses. Once we have the number of
grams of C, H, and O in the sample, we can then
proceed as in Sample Exercise 3.13 Calculate the
number of moles of each element, and determine
the mole ratio, which gives the subscripts in the
empirical formula.
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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.15 continued
The calculation of the number of grams of H from
the grams of H2O is similar, although we must
remember that there are 2 mol of H atoms per 1
mol of H2O molecules
To find the empirical formula, we must compare
the relative number of moles of each element in
the sample. The relative number of moles of each
element is found by dividing each number by the
smallest number, 0.0043. The mole ratio of C H
O so obtained is 2.98 7.91 1.00. The first
two numbers are very close to the whole numbers 3
and 8, giving the empirical formula C3H8O.
Check The subscripts work out to be moderately
sized whole numbers, as expected.
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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.15 continued
PRACTICE EXERCISE
(a) Caproic acid, which is responsible for the
foul odor of dirty socks, is composed of C, H,
and O atoms. Combustion of a 0.225-g sample of
this compound produces 0.512 g CO2 and 0.209 g
H2O. What is the empirical formula of caproic
acid? (b) Caproic acid has a molar mass of 116
g/mol. What is its molecular formula?
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Stoichiometric Calculations

• The coefficients in the balanced equation give
  the ratio of moles of reactants and products

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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)

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Limiting Reactants
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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)

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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

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Limiting Reactants

• The limiting reactant is the reactant present in
  the smallest stoichiometric amount

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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)

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Limiting Reactants

• In the example below, the O2 would be the excess
  reagent

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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.19 Calculating the Amount of
Product Formed from a Limiting Reactant
Consider the following reaction
Suppose a solution containing 3.50 g of Na3PO4 is
mixed with a solution containing 6.40 g of
Ba(NO3)2. How many grams of Ba3(PO4)2 can be
formed?
Plan We must first identify the limiting
reagent. To do so, we can calculate the number of
moles of each reactant and compare their ratio
with that required by the balanced equation. We
then use the quantity of the limiting reagent to
calculate the mass of Ba(PO4)2 that forms.
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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.19 continued
Thus, there are slightly more moles of Ba(NO3)2
than moles of Na3PO4 The coefficients in the
balanced equation indicate, however, that the
reaction requires 3 mol Ba(NO3)2 for each 2 mol
Na3PO4 That is, 1.5 times more moles of Ba(NO3)2
are needed than moles of Na3PO4. Thus, there is
insufficient Ba(NO3)2 to completely consume the
Na3PO4 That means that Ba(NO3)2 is the limiting
reagent. We therefore use the quantity of
Ba(NO3)2 to calculate the quantity of product
formed. We can begin this calculation with the
grams of Ba(NO3)2 but we can save a step by
starting with the moles of Ba(NO3)2 that were
calculated previously in the exercise
Check The magnitude of the answer seems
reasonable Starting with the numbers in the two
conversion factors on the right, we have 600/3
200 200 ? 0.025 5. The units are correct, and
the number of significant figures (three)
corresponds to the number in the quantity of
Ba(NO3)2.
Comment The quantity of the limiting reagent,
Ba(NO3)2 can also be used to determine the
quantity of NaNO3 formed (4.16 g) and the
quantity of Na3PO4 used (2.67 g). The number of
grams of the excess reagent, Na3PO4 remaining at
the end of the reaction equals the starting
amount minus the amount consumed in the reaction,
3.50 g - 2.67 g 0.82 g.
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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.19 continued
PRACTICE EXERCISE
A strip of zinc metal having a mass of 2.00 g is
placed in an aqueous solution containing 2.50 g
of silver nitrate, causing the following reaction
to occur
(a) Which reactant is limiting? (b) How many
grams of Ag will form? (c) How many grams of
Zn(NO3)2 will form? (d) How many grams of the
excess reactant will be left at the end of the
reaction?
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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

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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.20 Calculating the Theoretical
Yield and Percent Yield for a Reaction
Adipic acid, H2C6H8O4, is used to produce nylon.
The acid is made commercially by a controlled
reaction between cyclohexane (C6H12) and O2
(a) Assume that you carry out this reaction
starting with 25.0 g of cyclohexane and that
cyclohexane is the limiting reactant. What is the
theoretical yield of adipic acid?
(b) If you obtain 33.5 g of adipic acid from
your reaction, what is the percent yield of
adipic acid?
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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.20 continued
Solve
Check Our answer in (a) has the appropriate
magnitude, units, and significant figures. In (b)
the answer is less than 100 as necessary.
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SAMPLE EXERCISE 3.20 continued
PRACTICE EXERCISE
Imagine that you are working on ways to improve
the process by which iron ore containing Fe2O3 is
converted into iron. In your tests you carry out
the following reaction on a small scale
(a) If you start with 150 g of Fe2O3 as the
limiting reagent, what is the theoretical yield
of Fe? (b) If the actual yield of Fe in your test
was 87.9 g, what was the percent yield?
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Percent Yield

• A comparison of the amount actually obtained to
  the amount it was possible to make