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Formula Basics
Basic set up of a formula
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Chemistry
9th Grade
09/25/2013

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Term
Atom
Definition
Smallest piece of matter.
Term
Element
Definition

Another name for atom.

Also found on the periodic table.

Example: Ne   (Neon)

Term
Compound
Definition

Two different elements bonded together.

 

Example -  Na   +   Cl   =  NaCl

Term
Molecule
Definition

Two or more elements bonded together.

They can be the same element bonded together

Example:  O2

 

Or they may be similar to a compound

Example:  C6H12O6

Term
Coefficent
Definition

The large number in front of a formula

 

Example:     4  H2O

 

This number tells you there are 4 H2O molecules.

Term
Subscript
Definition

The number after an element.  It tells you how many of that element you have.

 

Example:  H2

 

There are 2 hydrogen atoms in this formula.

Oxygen has only 1.  If there is no number you know there is only one.

Term

Is this an element, compound or molecule?

 

Be

Definition

Element.

 

Be is Beryllium and can be found on the periodic table.

Term

Is this an element, compound or molecule?

 

CO2

Definition

Compound and Molecule

 

It is a compound because it is made of two different elements

Carbon and Oxygen

 

It's a molecule because I have more than two atoms attached.

Term

How many atoms are in this formula?

 

2 C6H12O6

Definition

Remember: the 2 means there are two molecules.

There are 12 -Carbons, 24 Hydrogens and 12 oxygens

 

  CH12  O6

+CH12  O6

__________

C12H24O12

Term
Heterogenous Mixture
Definition
A mixture that looks like two things mixed together.
Example: Orange Juice with pulp
Term
Homogenous Mixture
Definition
A mixture that looks like one thing. Example: Sugar Water
Term
Solution
Definition
When a substance dissolves and forms a homogeneous mixture.
Term
Suspension
Definition
Heterogenous mixture that seperates over time.
Term
Physical Change
Definition
When part of the substance changes, but the material it is made of stays the same. Example: Ice to Liquid water
Term
Chemical Change
Definition
When a substance reacts and forms a new substance. (You cannot bring it back to its orignal substance)
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