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Chemistry Forums for Students => High School Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: stacey on November 28, 2004, 01:23:56 AM

Title: what is the importance of stoichiometry??
Post by: stacey on November 28, 2004, 01:23:56 AM

Why is stoichiometry important?  wHAT IS THERE IMPORTANCE IN REAL LIFE?   PLS HELP ME COZ I HAVE NO CLUE

Title: Re:what is the importance of stoichiometry??
Post by: Mitch on November 28, 2004, 01:27:27 AM

You would need 2 wheels and a frame to make a bicycle. You wouldn't want just 1 wheel and a frame.

2wheels + 1frame ---> bicycle

Title: Re:what is the importance of stoichiometry??
Post by: ssssss on November 28, 2004, 10:02:57 AM

Quote from: stacey on November 28, 2004, 01:23:56 AM

Why is stoichiometry important?  wHAT IS THERE IMPORTANCE IN REAL LIFE?   PLS HELP ME COZ I HAVE NO CLUE

The medicenes which you take when you are unwell are direct results of Pharmaceutical sciences which is based on stoichiometry.so whenever you are taking a medicene,remember it is a result of some stoichiometric problem.

Title: Re:what is the importance of stoichiometry??
Post by: ssssss on November 28, 2004, 10:05:00 AM

Quote from: Mitch on November 28, 2004, 01:27:27 AM

You would need 2 wheels and a frame to make a bicycle. You wouldn't want just 1 wheel and a frame.

2wheels + 1frame ---> bicycle

Never heard of this Equation in stoichiometry.

Title: Re:what is the importance of stoichiometry??
Post by: Donaldson Tan on November 28, 2004, 05:26:55 PM

LOL. Stoichiometry is important because it allows us to predict how much of reactant is consumed in a chemical reaction, or how much unwanted product is generated. This is especially important in medicine, because we would want the amount of toxic side products formed from the biochemical processes acting on the consumed medicine in our body to be minimal.