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Chapter Seven: Chemical Compounds and Chemical Formulas

Chapter interactives:
Common chemicals and their common names
Naming ionic and covalent compounds
Oxidation numbers
 
Use THIS flowchart for naming compounds
 
Chapter labs:
Determining the empirical formula of magnesium oxide
or
Percent composition
 
REMEMBER:
Use the following procedure for solving molar calculations:
1) Convert what you are given to: MOLES GIVEN
2) Convert to what you are looking for: MOLES REQUIRED
3) Answer the question: UNITS REQUIRED
If you don't use MGMRUR, you will be in for a rough day in the neighborhood, and your understanding of this chapter will crash in a burning fire of despair around you.

...but seriously, just go with it. It works all the time, forever and ever.

Chapter homework:
 
Homework problem for turn in on 18 October 2016 - page 231.  Number 4d. 

Section 1: Chapter review 1 thru 14.
Section 2: Chapter review 19 thru 22.
Section 3: Chapter review 28 thru 33.
Section 4: Chapter review 36 thru 39.
Homework Answers
 
Videos for This Chapter:
 
 

Naming Covalent Compounds

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Naming Ionic Compoinds

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What are Polyatomic Ions?

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Writing Formulas with Polyatomic Ions

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Molecular and Empiricular forumlas, Introduction.

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Practice writing Empricial and Molecular Formulas

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Calculating From One to the Other

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