Stoichiometry Module: ICE Tables
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GOAL(s)

  • Construct an ICE Table.
  • Use an ICE Table to solve any stoichiometry problem.

An ICE Table is a simple organizational tool to solve stoichiometry problems. Any stoichiometry problem can be solved by following the same series of steps:

Step 1: Construct an ICE Table.

Step 2: Decide what information about the problem is known and insert in ICE Table.

Step 3: If any of the known information is given as a mass or volume, convert to moles.

Step 4: Determine the Change (moles) amount for one substance in the reaction.

Step 5: Complete the table.

In this module, these five steps will be used to solve the following stoichiometry problem (this problem will appear on all subsequent pages):

How many grams of NaNO3 are produced when 5.3 grams of Na2CO3 are added to 250.0 mL of 0.50 M HNO3 and the reaction is allowed to go to completion?

Na2CO3 (aq) + 2 HNO3 (aq) 2 NaNO3 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

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