Introduction to Stoichiometry

Part 1: Chemical Formulas

Matter: Stoichiometry
Stoichiometry is the quantitative relationship
between the elements in a compound or between
the compounds/elements in a chemical reaction.
4 tasks you will learn to complete skillfully:
1. Determine # of Atoms in a Molecule
(Chemical Formula)
2. Determine Mass of a Molecule
3. Balance Chemical Equations
4. Convert from Mass to Moles and back

Stoichiometry: Analogy
You have been using stoichiometry your entire life!
Consider a Basketball Team:
2 Guards (G)
2 Forwards (F)
1 Center (C)

Formula for one Team:

CF2G2

Basketball Teams Two Teams: 2 CF2G2

Formula for
One Team: CF2G2

Two Teams
2 Centers (C)
+ 4 Forwards (F)
+ 4 Guards (G)
10 Players!

How many Centers and Forwards are needed

to have 6 basketball teams?

CF2G2

Team formula is the key!

To build 6 teams, here is what we need:
6 CF2G2 x 1 Center
1 CF2G2
6 CF2G2 x 2 Forwards
1 CF2G2

= 6 Centers
= 12 Forwards

New Imaginary Quantity:

tournament
There are 8 of ANYTHING in a tournament
Example) An octopus has a tournament of legs

Basketball Teams

Using Formulas and Ratios

How many forwards are in one tournament

of basketball teams?
(Recall: there are 8 of ANYTHING in a tournament)

CF2G2

Formula for ONE team!

Example: Quidditch Team

(The concept of Quidditch is

the property of J.K. Rowling)

What is the formula for a Quidditch Team?

Quidditch Team
1 Keeper (K)
2 Beaters (B)
+ 3 Chasers (Ch)
+ 1 Seeker (S)
7 Players!

Formula: B?2 Ch?3 K?1S?1

= B2Ch3KS

Example: Quidditch Team

How many chasers are needed to build 107 quidditch teams?

Number of Atoms in a Molecule

Atoms
Molecule

(nitrous acid)

H
H

O
O

structure

To build 1 nitrous acid 1 H atom

molecule, I need: 1 N atom
2 O atoms

HNO2
formula

Stoichiometry H
H
3 Molecules
H
(nitrous acid)

O
O
O

To build 3 nitrous acid

molecules, I need:
3 H atom, 3 N atoms,
and 6 O atoms

N
N
N

O
O
O

HNO2
formula

Recall 8 of anything = 1 Tournament

(My Imaginary Quantity)

To build 1 Tournament of nitrous acid

molecules, I need:
? Tournaments of H
HNO2
? Tournaments of N
formula
? Tournaments of O

Introduction to Stoichiometry
Part 1: Chemical Formulas

Credits
Nitrous acid examples are adapted from Petrovich (with permission)
Photo Credit:
Duke Quidditch (http://www.facebook.com/dukequidditch/photos_stream)