CHEM LAB Report
https://youtu.be/uhSl-hs2C2Q Experiment video.
1. Each atom present is represented by its element symbol.
2. The number of each type of atom is indicated by a subscript written to the right of the element symbol.
3. When only one atom of a given type is present, the subscript 1 is not written.
Rules for Writing Formulas
Total Number of Each Type of Atom in a Chemical Formula
• Determine the number of each type of atom in Mg(NO3)2.
• Mg(NO3)2 indicates a compound containing one magnesium atom (present as the Mg2+ ion) and two NO3− groups.
Mg: 1 = 1 Mg
N: 1 × 2 = 2 N O: 3 × 2 = 6 O
Types of Chemical Formulas • An empirical formula gives the relative number of atoms of
each element in a compound.
• A molecular formula gives the actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule of the compound.
• For example, the molecular formula for hydrogen peroxide is H2O2, and its empirical formula is HO.
• The molecular formula is always a whole number multiple of the empirical formula.
Molar Mass Of Elements
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Converting between Grams and Moles Calculate the number of moles of sulfur in 57.8 g of sulfur.
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• Mass in grams of one mole of the substance: Molar Mass of N = 14.01 g/mol
Molar Mass of H2O = 18.02 g/mol (2 × 1.008 g) + 16.00 g
Molar Mass of Ba(NO3)2 = 261.35 g/mol 137.33 g + (2 × 14.01 g) + (6 × 16.00 g)
Counting Molecules by the Gram Molar Mass
Molar Mass of K3PO4
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Mass Percent Composition of Compounds
• The mass percent composition, or mass percent, of an element is the element’s percentage of the total mass of the compound.
Finding Mass Percent Composition
• A 0.358-g sample of chromium reacts with oxygen to form 0.523 g of the metal oxide.
• The mass percent of chromium is: