Some introductory concepts

In a balanced equation for a chemical reaction, there are the same number of atoms of each element on the left side of the equation as there are on the right side. For example, the balanced equation for the chemical reaction representing photosynthesis is  

In a balanced chemical equation (which we will often call a reaction), the relative numbers of the molecules involved in the reaction are given by the numerical coefficients preceding the chemical symbol for the molecule. Thus, Reaction (1.1a) indicates that six molecules of carbon dioxide, C02(g), react with six molecules of water, H20(l), to form one molecule of glucose, C H,20 (8), and six molecules of oxygen, 02(g) 

Reaction (1.1a) does not necessarily mean that if six molecules of C02(g) are mixed with six molecules of H20(l) they will react completely and produce one molecule of QH,206(s) and six molecules of 

Some chemical reactions proceed very quickly, others very slowly and some never reach completion. However, what Reaction (1.1a) does tell us is that at any given instant in time the ratio of the numbers of molecules of C02(g), H20(l), C6Hi206(s), and 02(g) that have reacted is 6 6 1 6. 

One gram-molecular weight (abbreviation mole or mol) of any compound is a mass of that compound equal to its molecular weight in grams. Thus, 1 mole of water is 18.015 g of water. One mole of any compound contains the same number of molecules as one mole of any other compound. The number of molecules in 1 mole of any compound is 6.022 X 10 which is called Avogadro s number (A /v) Since the volume occupied by a gas depends on its temperature, pressure, and the number of molecules in the gas, at the same temperature and pressure 1 mole of the gas of any compound occupies the same volume as 1 mole of the gas of any other compound. At standard temperature and pressure (STP), which are defined as 0°C and 1 bar (=10 Pa), the volume occupied by 1 mole of any gas is about 22.4 L. 

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