What is stoichiometry?

Career: Stoichiometry

Stoichiometry is the branch of chemistry that deals with the quantitative relationships between the reactants and products in a chemical reaction. It involves calculating the amounts of substances involved in chemical reactions using balanced chemical equations. By understanding stoichiometry, chemists can predict how much product will form from a given amount of reactant or determine the amounts of reactants needed to produce a desired quantity of product.