CHEMICAL

EQUATIONS
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 Chemical equation
- consists of the chemical formulas of the reactants (the
starting substances) and the chemical formula of the
products (substances formed in the chemical reaction).
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-Element symbols represent elements.

-Chemical formulas represent compounds

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 the reactants are written on the LEFT side
and product is written on the RIGHT side.

Example:

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Magnesium = Mg
Oxygen = O

Mg + O2 MgO
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* Magnesium reacts with Oxygen yields Magnesium oxide
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-An arrow is placed between them to show
the direction of reaction.
Writing chemical equations
A chemicalequations
equation includes both the
substances that are formed in a chemical
reaction.

Reactants Group 2
The starting substances
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Products
The substances produced by the
chemical reaction.
Element symbols

Each element can exist as just one atom.

However, some elements exist in nature as:
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Diatomic molecules
-Two atoms of the same element bonded
together.
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A subscript
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atoms of an element in a compound.
Oxygen (O2) and Hydrogen (H2) are
examples of diatomic molecules.
 Chemical formulas
When atoms of two or more different elements
bond, they form a compound.
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For example,
carbon dioxide (CO2), is made up of one
carbon atomGroup
and two
2 oxygen atoms.
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Remember that two different formulas,
no matter how similar, represent
different substances
When writing chemical equations, it is important to
use correct chemical formulas for the reactants
and the products. For example, suppose a certain
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chemical reaction produces carbon dioxide and
water.
The product Carbon would be written CO.
CO is the formula
Groupfor2 carbon monoxide,
which is not the same compound as CO2.
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Water could be - OLL as H2O and not as
H2O2, the formula for hydrogen peroxide
 Symbols and formulas of some elements and
compounds

Substance Formula Number of atoms

C C:1
Carbon
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Cu Cu:1
Copper

Co Co:1
Cobalt

Carbon Group
Co2 2 C: 1
O: 2
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C:6
Glucose C6H12O6 H:12
O:6
H: 2
Hydrogen H2O2
O: 2
Peroxide
Activity:

NA+ equations
NACl2
Cl2
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1. Hydrogen reacts with Oxygen and yields water.

H2 + O H2O
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2. Carbon reacts with Oxygen and yields carbon dioxide.

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C + O2 CO2 10 - OLL
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