Chemistry: Material Balancing

Explain the meaning of material balancing. Verify that a chemical equation is balanced. Define molecular weight and explain how to calculate the weight of a molecule. Calculate the amounts of reactants and products in a reaction when given the weight of one reactant. Identify two basic factors that can limit the production of a process system. Convert reactant supplies expressed as total amounts into supply rates. Determine the limiting factor of a process system that is being operated to produce as much product as possible. Perform material balancing for a process system when reactant supply is the limiting factor. Perform material balancing for a system in which a specific amount of product is to be produced.