Chemical Formulas
Atoms & Molecules
Vocabulary
Elements & Compounds
100

Look at the chemical formula. How many atoms does Hydrogen (H) have?

7C6H12O6

12 atoms 

100

What is a Molecule?

Two or more atoms chemically combined. 

100

What is a subscript in a chemical formula?

the number of atoms

100

What are the two most common elements?

Hydrogen and Helium.

200

Look at the chemical formula. How many molecules are in this formula?

7C6H12O6

7 molecules

200

A(n)_____  is the basic building block of matter.

atom

200

What is the coefficient in a chemical formula?

The number of molecules

200

Give 5 Examples of Elements.

Hydrogen, Helium, Carbon, Oxygen, Sodium, etc.

300

Which of these compounds contains the same number of sodium atoms?

  1. Na2CO3

  2. Na3OH

  3. Na2S2O3

  4. C7H5O2Na

1 and 3

300

How do you identify a Molecule?

The beginning of a chemical formula; the coefficient.

300

What is an Element?

A pure substance that cannot be chemically broken down.

300

Identify how many elements are in Fe2O3? What are those elements?

2; Iron (Fe) and Oxygen (O).

400

Using the given chemical formula, how many total numbers of oxygen atoms are there?

CH3CHOHCO2H

3 Oxygen atoms

400

Which of these compounds contains the same number of carbon atoms?

  1. Na2CO3

  2. NaOHC

  3. C4Na2S2O3

  4. C7H5O2Na

1 and 2

400

What is a Compound?

Two or more elements chemically combined.

400

What elements make up this compound?

C6H1206

Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O)

500

Calculate the total number of atoms in this compound: 

5Na5S2O

40 atoms

500

Calculate the total number of atoms in this compound: 

3Na2S2O3

21 atoms

500

Who created the first Periodic Table?

Dmitri Mendeleev

500

What elements make up this compound?

SO2Na3C

4; Sulfur (S), Oxygen (O), Sodium (Na), Carbon (C)