Stoichiometry - House Method

1. Start with a balanced chemical equation.

Na2CO3 + Ca(OH)2 2 NaOH + CaCO3

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2. Place the given information above the proper compounds in the equation.

120 g Xg

Na2CO3 + Ca(OH)2 2 NaOH + CaCO3

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3. Draw a simple house around each compound used in the problem. Add
moles to the downstairs of each house.
120 g Xg

Na2CO3 + Ca(OH)2 2 NaOH + CaCO3

mole mole
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4. Draw arrows to show the path of the conversion from beginning to end.

120 g Xg

Na2CO3 + Ca(OH)2 2 NaOH + CaCO3

mole mole
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5. Set up your factor label conversions in the direction of the arrows.

120 g Xg

Na2CO3 + Ca(OH)2 2 NaOH + CaCO3

mole mole

120 g Na2CO3 X 1 mol Na2CO3 X 2 mol NaOH X 40.0 g NaOH =

106.0 g Na2CO3 1 Na2CO3 1 mol NaOH
mol

Notice that there are no numbers in front of the mol to mol conversion…YET !
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6. The numbers in front of the mol to mol conversion are the addresses
(coefficients) of the compounds.
120 g Xg
1 Na2CO3 + Ca(OH)2 2 NaOH
1 + CaCO3
mole mole

120 g Na2CO3 X 1 mol Na2CO3 X 2 mol NaOH X 40.0 g NaOH =

106.0 g Na2CO3 1 Na2CO3 1 mol NaOH
mol
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6. Solve the math.

120 g Xg

Na2CO3 + Ca(OH)2 2 NaOH + CaCO3

mole mole

120 g Na2CO3 X 1 mol Na2CO3 X 2 mol NaOH X 40.0 g NaOH = 90.6 g

106.0 g Na2CO3 1 Na2CO3 1 mol NaOH
mol NaOH