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Chemical Formulas Chemical formulas use chemical symbols to tell us the numbers and types of atoms in a molecule or compound. For example, in the compound.

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1 Chemical Formulas Chemical formulas use chemical symbols to tell us the numbers and types of atoms in a molecule or compound. For example, in the compound H 2 CO 3, there are __ hydrogen atoms, __ carbon atom, and ___ oxygen atoms. Instead of writing this compound as HHCOOO, we can use numbers to show how many atoms of each element are in the compound.

2 Other Examples… H 2 O- 2 ___ atoms and 1 ___ atom CO 2 - ___ “C” atom and ____ “O” atoms

3 Other Examples…  2H 2 O- in this case, we have to take the number at the front of the formula times each of the elements in the compound.  This means there are 2 x “H 2 ” or ___ “H” atoms total in the compound and 2 x “0” or ___ “O” atoms in this compound.

4 Other Examples…  Sr(OH) 2 - in this case, the subscript “2” applies only to the elements in parentheses.  So, in this compound there is ___ “Sr” atom, ___ “O” atoms and ___ “H” atoms.

5 Try These Common Household Products… Compound Name Elements in Compound Number of Atoms of each element Ammonia - NH 4 Sucrose- C 12 H 22 O 11 Table Salt- NaCl Water- H 2 O

6 Baking Soda- NaHCO 3 Magnesium Hydroxide- Mg(OH) 2 Aluminum Hydroxide- Al(OH) 3


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