Chemical formulae and conservation of mass
Define conservation of mass and apply this chemical equation.
Chemical formulae and conservation of mass
Define conservation of mass and apply this chemical equation.
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- Interpret chemical formulae
- Apply conservation of mass to equations
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Periodic table
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?
CO formula
C2O formula
2CO formula
Q2.
Which statement is correct about the formula below?
There are two potassium atoms, four sulfur atoms and four oxygen atoms.
There is one potassium atom, one sulfur atom and four oxygen atoms.
There is one potassium atom, two sulfur atoms and four oxygen atoms.
Q3.
Matter can be solid, liquid or gas. Oxygen is a at room temperature.
Q4.
What is the mass of an object?
How compact the particles are within the object.
The amount of space the object occupies.
The force acting on the object due to gravity.
Q5.
100 g of ice cream melts. What is the mass of the liquid ice cream?
Q6.
60 g of calcium reacts with 50 g of oxygen. How many grams of calcium oxide are produced?
10 g
50 g
60 g
6 Questions
Q1.
How many atoms of sulfur are present in the formula below?
2
3
4
Q2.
The law of conservation of mass states ...
the number of atoms in the reactants is always more than the number of atoms in the products.
the number of atoms/mass of reactants can be more or less than the atoms/mass of the product.
the total mass of the reactants is more than the total mass of the products.
Q3.
20 g of oxygen reacts with 15.5 g of lithium. How many grams of lithium oxide are produced?
15.5 g
20.0 g
4.5 g
Q4.
Aluminium oxide breaks down into aluminium and oxygen. If the reaction takes place on a balance, the mass appears to...
decrease because one of the reactants was a gas.
increase because a gas was produced.
increase because one of the reactants was a gas.
Q5.
A substance contains one silicon atom, three hydrogen atoms and three oxygen atoms. The hydrogen and oxygen form hydroxide ions. What is the correct formula?
3SiOH
Si3OH
SiO3H3
Q6.
What is the correct balanced equation for iron (Fe) reacting with oxygen to form iron oxide?
Fe + O2 → Fe2O3
2 Fe + 3 O → Fe2O3
3 Fe + 3 O2 → 2 Fe2O3