Gas Stoichiometry

The fertilizer use on this field is a
a result of the Haber Process

A very important product is created from two gases. The Haber cycle takes two gaseous reactants and produces fertilizer. In order to produce the maximum amount of ammonia, chemists must know how much of the reactants they will need. The amounts of reactants are found using stoichiometry. Earlier, you learned that stoichiometry refers to the relative quantities of elements in a molecule, or the relative amounts of reactants and products in a chemical reaction. Stoichiometry refers to the relative proportion of components. In this topic, you will investigate gas stoichiometry. Gas stoichiometry analyzes the components in a reaction between different gases.

Essential Question

• How are problems in gas stoichiometry solved?