Introduction to Stoichiometry
Introduction
Stoichiometry is built on the understanding of atomic masses and the law of conservation of mass. See illustration below:
Law of Conservation of Mass
"Atoms are neither created nor destroyed during any chemical reaction".
So, what happens during a chemical reaction?! ⇒ Rearrangements of the atoms involved in the reaction.
Example
Burning of hydrogen in air is depicted in the figure below:
So, the reactions 2H2 + O2 → Products 2H2O
By applying the law of conservation of mass, a chemical Equation must have an equal number of atoms of each element on each side of the arrow i.e. "Balanced Equation"
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