Solving General Chemistry: Problems

Read the problem carefully to identify the given information (knowns) and the desired quantity (unknowns). Highlighting numerical values and their units helps filter out extraneous data.

Determine which chemical principles are at play, such as the Ideal Gas Law , Le Chatelier’s Principle , or Conservation of Mass . Solving General Chemistry Problems

Regardless of the topic, follow these four steps to deconstruct any word problem: Read the problem carefully to identify the given