Stoichiometry

Stoichiometry
Stoichiometry Defined: Stoichiometry is the branch of chemistry and chemical engineering that deals with the quantities of substances that enter into, and are produced by, chemical reactions. Stoichiometry provides the quantitative relationship between reactants and products in a chemical reaction. For example, when methane unites with oxygen in complete combustion, 16g of methane require 64g of oxygen. At the same time 44g of carbon dioxide and 36g of water are formed as reaction productions.
Every chemical reaction has it's characteristic proportions. The method of obtaining these from chemical formulas, equations, atomic weights and molecular weights, and determination of what and how much is used and produced in chemical processes, is the major concern of Stoichiometry