How do u do stoicheometry?

Try these (in the order given)

--- http://www.shodor.org/unchem/basic/stoic/index.htm...

http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Stoichiometry/...

http://www.chemical-stoichiometry.net/

I can't show you all the steps but I can tell you that stiochemistry problems are always ratios. If you set up your equation and it is correctly balanced, then you have a ratio. Set up the ratio with x as your unknown, and solve it. I assume you can do basic math.

hard to explain without working a problem out but one thing to remember units cant be on the same level and its pretty formulaic from there

The problem is that you don't. There is no basic plan. My teacher gave us all a 'mole road map' that we were supposed to follow but no one could. It was too hard.

Hints for solving Stoichiometry Problems

This document was developed by S.E. Van Bramer for Chemistry 145 at Widener University.

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First the hamburger analogy

My recipe for a bacon double cheeseburger is:

1 hamburger bun

2 hamburger patties

2 slices of cheese

4 strips of bacon

Based on this recipe:

If I have five bacon double cheeseburgers:

How many hamburger buns do I have?

How many hamburger patties do I have?

How many slices of cheese do I have?

How many strips of bacon do I have?

How many bacon double cheeseburgers can you make if you start with:

1 bun, 2 patties, 2 slices of cheese, 4 strips of bacon

2 bun, 4 patties, 4 slices of cheese, 8 strips of bacon

1 dozen bun, 2 dozen patties, 2 dozen slices of cheese, 4 dozen strips of bacon

1 mole bun, 2 mole patties, 2 mole slices of cheese, 4 mole strips of bacon

10 bun, 20 patties, 2 slices of cheese, 40 strips of bacon

If you had fixings for 100 bacon double cheeseburgers, but when you were cooking you ruined 10 of them. What percentage of the bacon double cheeseburgers do you actually make?

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Now, the chemistry problem.

NOTE: The math and the concepts are identical to the above example. The only difference is the recipe.

Here are two examples of chemical recipes:

Na+ + Cl- -> NaCl

1 mole of H2SO4 + 2 mole NaOH produce 1 mole Na2SO4 + 2 mole H2O

Based on the recipes above:

If I have 1 mole of NaCl

How many moles of sodium do I have?

How many moles of Chloride do I have?

If I want to make 5 moles of Na2SO4:

How many moles of H2SO4 do I need?

How many moles of NaOH do I need?

How much Na2SO4 can I make if I have:

1 mole of H2SO4 and 2 mole of NaOH

10 mole of H2SO4 and 20 mole of NaOH

0.1 mole of H2SO4 and 0.2 mole of NaOH

1 mole of H2SO4 and 20 mole of NaOH

0.42 mole of H2SO4 and 0.65 mole of NaOH

5 grams of H2SO4 and 5 grams of NaOH

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if its a mol to mol problem, you would mult. the given mol by the mol ratio(mol unknown/mol given) and that gives you the mol of the unknown.

if its a mol to mass problem,

ex: x=(given)* (grams/mol)*(mol ratio)

if its a mass to mol problem,

ex: x=(given)*(mol ratio)*(mol/grams)

if its mass to mass,

ex: x=(given)*(mol/grams)*(mol ratio)*(grams/mol)

Wow.......stoichwhat?

Yeah....uhhh....no.