AOCMB                                                Chemistry – Material Balancing

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Topic 1: Chemical Equations
     
1.1 Explain what material balancing is. ____   ____
     
1.2 Verify that a chemical equation is balanced. ____   ____
     
1.3 Define the term “molecular weight” and explain how to calculate the weight of a molecule. ____   ____
     
1.4 Calculate the amounts of reactants and products in a reaction when given the weight of one reactant. ____   ____
     
     
Topic 2: Limiting Factors    
     
2.1 Identify two basic factors that can limit the production of a process system. ____   ____
     
2.2 Convert reactant supplies expressed as total amounts into supply rates. ____   ____
     
2.3 Determine the limiting factor of a process system that is being operated to produce as much product as possible. ____   ____
     
2.4 Perform material balancing for a process system when reactant supply is the limiting factor. ____   ____
     
2.5 Perform material balancing for a system in which a specific amount of product is to be produced. ____   ____


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