Cookie Chemistry Ms. Chang
Baking = Chemistry
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies CH₄ + 2O₂ → 2H₂O + CO₂
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies Reactants CH₄ + 2O₂ → 2H₂O + CO₂
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies CH₄ + 2O₂ → 2H₂O + CO₂
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies Products CH₄ + 2O₂ → 2H₂O + CO₂
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies CH₄ + 2O₂ → 2H₂O + CO₂
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies Coefficient: tells you the amount of reactants or product CH₄ + 2O₂ → 2H₂O + CO₂
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies Ratio: shows the relationship between 2 items For every 2 eggs you have 2 cups of flour For every 2 eggs you have ½ cup of sugar
CH₄ + 2O₂ → 2H₂O + CO₂
Ratio For every 1 CH₄ you have 2 O₂ CH₄ + 2O₂ → 2H₂O + CO₂
How does the ratio or amount of ingredients in a recipe impact the product?
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies You have all the ingredients, but realize you only have 1 egg left. Can you still make cookies? How will you adjust the recipe?
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies Eggs are your limiting reactant because only having 1 limits the amount of cookies you can make
How can we fix the recipe so we can still make cookies?
2 eggs + 2 cups flour + ½ cup sugar + ½ cup chocolate chips + 1 TSP butter → 20 chocolate chip cookies You have 2 eggs for every other reactant (ingredient), so divide everything by 2
2/2 eggs + 2/2 cups flour + ½/2 cup sugar + ½/2 cup chocolate chips + 1/2 TSP butter → 20/2 chocolate chip cookies What amount of each ingredient will we need now? How many cookies can we make now? Answer on your notes.