counting atoms
How many atoms are in 2H2O?
there are 6 atoms
What is Fe
Fe is Iron
How many capital letters are in a compound?
There are 2 or more capital letters in a compounds.
What differentiates Elements and compounds from each other?
what is a subscript used for in a chemical formula?
A subscript is usually next to an element in a compound and basically tells you how many atoms that element has in the chemical formula. For example, If the formula is CO2, there is one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms.
How many atoms are in Fe?
There is 1 atom
what is used to represent an element
A chemical symbol
Whatg is NaCl?
NaCl is salt.
Difference between a chemical symbol and a chemical formula.
The difference between a chemical symbol and a chemical formula is that a chemical symbol consists of one capital letter in the symbol, and a chemical formula has more than 1 capital letter in the formula.
What is a coefficient?
The coefficient is used to tell you how many atoms of each element there are for the whole chemical formula. For example, in 2NaCl there are two sodium and two chlorine atoms so you have a total of 4 atoms.
How many atoms are in NaCl
there are 2 atoms
What is K
Potassium
How is a compound represented?
A compound is represented by a chemical formula.
is Fe an element or a compound?
Fe is an element because it has one capital letter and contains one atom.
What happens if a coefficient and a subscript are in the same formula, like 4CaCl2?
What happens is that you multiply the two numbers to tell you how many atoms the element that is next to the subscript has. In this case, Calcium has 4 atoms, and since 4 times 2 equals 8, chlorine has 8 atoms for a total of 12 atoms.
How many atoms are in H2O?
There are 3 atoms.
What is S
S is Sulfur
What is C6H12O6?
It is glucose.
Is O2 an element or a compound?
O2 is actually an element because it only has one capital letter and even though it has more than one atom, it is the same type of atom.
What is the law of Conservation of Mass?
The Law of Conservation of Mass states: matter cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed to form new compounds.
How many atoms are in C6H12O6
There are 24 atoms
What is Au
Au is gold
What is CO2?
CO2 is carbon Dioxide.
is NaCl and element or a compound?
NaCl is a compound because it has 2 capital letters and two different types of atoms.
How many atoms are in 5CO2?
There are 15 atoms in 5CO2.