Balanced Equations and Limiting Reactants
This section delves deeper into chemical calculations, focusing on balanced equations and limiting reactants.
The process of converting masses to balanced equations is explained step-by-step, emphasizing the law of conservation of mass.
Vocabulary: Limiting reactant - the reactant that gets used up first in a reaction.
The concept of yield in chemical reactions is introduced, including the calculation of percentage yield.
Formula: Percentage yield = actualmassofproductformed/maximumtheoreticalmassofproductpossible x 100
Factors affecting percentage yield are discussed, providing valuable insights for AQA GCSE C4 chemical calculations.
The page also covers atom economy, an important concept in sustainable chemistry production.
Definition: Atom economy is a measure of the extent to which atoms in the starting materials end up in the desired product.