Stoichiometry & Chemical Reactions

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The proportion of a sample that consists of the desired compound, expressed as a percentage of the total mass.

The actual yield expressed as a percentage of the theoretical yield.

A reaction initiated by the absorption of light, which promotes a molecule to an electronically excited state.

An insoluble solid that separates from a solution as the result of a chemical reaction.

A reaction in which two solutions combine to form an insoluble solid that separates from the mixture.

A substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.

The thermal decomposition of a substance at high temperature in the absence of oxygen.