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Chemistry's way of saying nothing disappears, it just RSVPs under a new name.
means The math of chemical reactions that tells you exactly how much of each substance reacts and forms, based on balanced equations and conservation of mass.
from Coined in the late 1700s from Greek 'stoikheion' (element, basic component — literally one of a row or series) plus '-metria' (measurement). The word was built to name a new science: measuring out the elements in their exact proportions, so chemists could calculate rather than guess.
- root meaning
- greek for measuring elements
- core rule
- atoms in equals atoms out
- real use
- rocket fuel ratios depend on it
- student fear
- mole conversions, consistently, since forever