Associations to the word «Stoichiometry»

Wiktionary

STOICHIOMETRY, noun. (uncountable) (chemistry) The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations).
STOICHIOMETRY, noun. (countable) (chemistry) The quantitative relationship between the reactants and products of a specific reaction or equation.

Dictionary definition

STOICHIOMETRY, noun. (chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers).

Wise words

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