Vocabulary
Counting Atoms in a Formula
Avogadro’s Number
Balanced or Not?
(Explain Why)
Teacher Fun Facts
100

 This unit is used to count extremely large numbers of atoms or molecules.

What is the mole?

100

Total number of atoms in H₂O.



What is 3 atoms?

100

The value of Avogadro’s number.

What is 6.022 × 10²³?

100

H₂ + O₂ → H₂O

What is NOT balanced — oxygen atoms do not match (2 on left, 1 on right)?

100

Which country did Dr. Jacob come from? 

What is China?

200

This number shows how many molecules or formula units are involved in a reaction.


What is a coefficient?

200

Number of oxygen atoms in 2CO₂.

What is 4?

200

How many atoms are in 1.00 mol Ne?


What is 6.022 × 10²³ atoms?

200

4Al + 3O₂ → 2Al₂O₃


What is balanced — aluminum and oxygen atoms are equal on both sides?

200

This is the U.S. state where Dr. Jacob earned his PhD degree.

What is Tennessee?

300

This part of a chemical formula applies only to the element written immediately before it.

What is a subscript?

300

Total atoms in Ca(OH)₂.

What is 5 atoms?

300

If you have 2.00 moles of CO₂ molecules, you have this many molecules.

What is 1.2044 × 10²⁴ molecules?

300

CH₄ + O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O


What is NOT balanced — oxygen atoms do not match?

300

Dr. Jacob has not returned to his home country for this amount of time — said in words, not numbers.

What is nine and a half years?

400

This number is called Avogadro’s number.

What is 6.02 × 10²³?

400

The number of Sulfur atoms in Al₂(SO₄)₃

What is 3 atoms?

400

Convert 3.01 × 10²³ atoms of He into moles.


What is 0.500 mol?

400

CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O


What is balanced — carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms all match?

400

This English soccer club is Dr. Jacob’s favorite team.

What is Arsenal FC?

500

This phrase describes the mass of one mole of a substance.

What is molar mass?

500

Which contains more atoms, 2 moles of O₂ or 3 moles of O?


What is 2 moles of O₂?

500

Which has more particles: 1 mol NaCl or 1 mol H₂O? (Explain with one phrase.)


What is neither—same number of particles (Avogadro’s number)?

500

Ca(OH)₂ + HCl → CaCl₂ + H₂O


What is NOT balanced — hydrogen and chlorine atoms do not match?

500

Dr. Jacob is a proud pet owner — but not of a dog. This animal rules his home.

What is a cat?

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