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The Language of Chemistry Matter, Symbols, Formulas & Chemical Equations
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Atoms All matter is composed of atoms. Atoms are often called the building blocks of matter
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Element Matter that is made up of only one kind of atom
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Is water an element? Water contains two different elements: hydrogen and oxygen NO
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Compound A substance composed of the atoms of two or more elements joined together chemically Examples of Compounds: Water = H 2 0 Table Salt = NaCl Ammonia = NH 3 Baking Soda = NaHCO 3 Chalk = CaCO 3 Octane = C 8 H 18
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Molecule A collection of atoms that move and act together as a single entity Atoms of a molecule are held together by chemical bonds
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Atoms H Molecules H2H2
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Atoms HO Molecules H2H2 H20H20
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Atoms HON Molecules H2H2 H20H20NH 3
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Chemical Symbols Some symbols are a single letter as: H, B, C, N, O, F, K Other symbols are 2 letters, but only the first letter is capitalized: He, Li, Be, Ne, Na, Mg, Al Note: Co ≠ CO & Ni ≠ NI
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Chemical equations tell you the following The substances that react together. The substances that are formed. The amounts of each substance involved. The arrow is read as "yields".
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Chemical equations tell you the following HCl + NaOH NaCl + H 2 O Reactants The substances that react together Products The substances that are formed
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These numbers are found in a chemical equation Subscripts The small numbers to the lower right of chemical symbols. Subscripts represent the number of atoms of each element in the molecule. Coefficients The large numbers in front of chemical formulas. Coefficients represent the number of molecules of the substance in the reaction.
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These numbers are found in a chemical equation Just as subscripts of 1 are never written, coefficients of 1 are not written either. Both are "understood". 2Fe 2 O 3 coefficientsubscripts
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Using coefficients and subscripts to count atoms in equations: Multiply the coefficient in front of the chemical formula by the subscript after the atom. # of atoms = coefficient x subscript Example: How many atoms of hydrogen and oxygen are represented in 2H 2 O? # of H atoms = coefficient 2 x subscript 2 = 4 # of O atoms = coefficient 2 x subscript 1 = 2
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Using coefficients and subscripts to count atoms in equations cont: Atoms found inside parenthesis in a formula have two subscripts. The subscript to the right of the parenthesis goes to all atoms inside. # of atoms = coefficient X subscript inside ( ) X subscript outside ( ) # of Al atoms = 2 X 2 = 4 # of S atoms = 2 X 1 X 3 = 6 # of O atoms = 2 X 4 X 3 = 24 Example: How many of each type of atom are represented by: 2Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3
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