Chemical Formula Notes
Chemical Formula Notes
Chemical Formula Notes
5D recognize that chemical formulas are used to identify substances and determine the
number of atoms of each element in chemical formulas containing subscripts
TEKS 8.5F recognize whether a chemical equation containing coefficients is balanced or not and
how that relates to the law of conservation of mass
Chemical
Formula
Notes
Elements = pure substances = 1 type of atom
(Example: H or H2)
Each elements has a
chemical symbol
represented with 1-2
letters.
Molecule = 2 or more atoms
that are bonded
Examples:
O2 (2 Oxygen)
H2O (2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen)
Compound = 2 or more different
atoms that are
bonded
Examples:
H2O (2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen)
CO2 (1 Carbon and 2 Oxygen)
NaCl (1 Sodium and 1 Clorine)
Why do element’s bond?
To be happy!
Atoms are not happy when their outer energy level is
not full.
2 Atoms of Oxygen
(Molecule)
Let’s Practice
Is Fe……
• just an Element?
– Yes (It has only 1 type of atom.)
• a molecule?
– No (It doesn’t have 2 or more atoms.)
• a compound?
– No (It doesn’t have different atoms.)
Is H2……
• just an Element?
– Yes (It has only 1 type of atom.)
• a molecule?
– Yes (It has 2 or more atoms.)
• a compound?
– No (It doesn’t have different atoms.)
Is CO₂ ……
• just an Element?
– No (It has more than 1 type of atom.)
• a molecule?
– Yes (It has 2 or more atoms.)
• a compound?
– Yes (The atoms are different.)
Is NaCl ……
• just an Element?
– No (It has more than 1 type of atom.)
• a molecule?
– Yes (It has 2 or more atoms.)
• a compound?
– Yes (The atoms are different.)
Is C6H12O6 ……
• just an Element?
– No (It has more than 1 type of atom.)
• a molecule?
– Yes (It has 2 or more atoms.)
• a compound?
– Yes (The atoms are different.)
Is B……
• just an Element?
– Yes (It has only 1 type of atom.)
• a molecule?
– No (It doesn’t have 2 or more atoms.)
• a compound?
– No (It doesn’t have different atoms.)
Is F2……
• just an Element?
– Yes (It has only 1 type of atom.)
• a molecule?
– Yes (It has 2 or more atoms.)
• a compound?
– No (It doesn’t have different atoms.)
A chemical bond, or
electric force, holds
the atoms together in a
molecule.
The properties of a
compound are totally
different from the
elements that make up the
molecule.
+ =
carbon oxygen carbon dioxide
For example:
Salt is composed of….
sodium (Na); a silvery metal; and
chlorine (Cl); a stinky, green gas.
When the two elements bond
to form NaCl, they form solid
white crystals which you can
eat!
Na= poison
Cl= poison Salt=>NaCl= yummy
(1 sodium, 1
chlorine)
Chemical formulas are
used to show the ratio
of elements in a
compound.
H2O
2:1
If more than 1 atom of
an element is in the
compound, it is shown
with a subscript.
O2
H2O (Water)
2H2O 4H2
2SO3 means SO3 + SO3