Define stoichiometry. What is the etymological meaning of stoichiometry in Greek? And what is stochiometric compounds?
Stoichiometry is defined as the branch of chemistry that deals with the mass-volume relationship of elements in a chemical change.
The etymological meaning of stoichiometry is measurement of elements. In Greek, stoicheion means element and metron means to measure. Stoichiometry = Stoicheion + Metron
Those substances that obey the laws of Stoichiometry are called stoichiometric compounds.