Title: stoichiometric
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - stoichiometric
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S06021
Status: current

Definition
Involving chemical combination in simple integral ratios. Characterized by having no excess of reactants or products over that required to satisfy the balanced chemical equation representing the given chemical reaction.

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2216 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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Citation: Citation: 'stoichiometric' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S06021
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