Simplest whole number ratio

Key term for OCR GCSE Chemistry A, used in Introducing chemical reactions.

Definition

A proportion expressed in the smallest possible integers, with no common factors remaining.

Exam Context

Simplest whole number ratio appears in OCR GCSE Chemistry A revision content for Chemical reactions, especially Introducing chemical reactions and Quantitative Arithmetic.

Chemical reactions Introducing chemical reactions Quantitative Arithmetic

Study Pathways

Chemical reactions

Introducing chemical reactions

Quantitative Arithmetic

Elements, compounds and mixtures

Purity and separating mixtures

Deducing Empirical Formulae

Found in Revision Notes

Chemical reactions

Quantitative Arithmetic

Introducing chemical reactions • Quantitative Arithmetic

Revise note

Elements, compounds and mixtures

Deducing Empirical Formulae

Purity and separating mixtures • Deducing Empirical Formulae

Revise note

Related Key Terms

Actual yield Amount of substance (n)Atom counting Atom economy

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