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Chemical Names and Formulas
Abracadabra! Provide your class with the tools to perform a chemical "magic show" as they predict the charges of various ions, determine ionic compound formulas, and make observations to determine when a chemical reaction between...
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Chemistry Formula Practice
Practice naming chemical compounds or stating the formula when given the name. Discover how well you have mastered these skills either by time or percentage correct.
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Names and Formulas of Compounds
In this compounds worksheet, students write the name or the formula for the given compounds. This worksheet has 20 problems to solve.
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Errors in Chemical Formulas and Nomenclature
In this compounds worksheet, students identify the errors in the chemical formulas or chemical names. This worksheet has 25 problems to solve.
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Formulae of Compounds
Many people confuse the chemical formulas for copper carbonate and copper oxide. A set of challenging puzzles review commonly confused compound names and their symbols. Through a series of four puzzles, pupils match the names and...
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Chemical Equations and Reactions
Graphic organizers, photos, diagrams, and text bring the world of chemical reactions to life. By viewing this presentation, young chemists learn how to recognize when a chemical reaction has occurred, and how to balance chemical...
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Naming Complexes—Ligands
Naming complexes can be, well, pretty complex! Simplify a study of ligands using interactive puzzles. Junior chemists match up the name, formula, and complex name, then solve a series of logic games with the information.
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The Periodic Table, Electrons, and Chemical Bonds
Four activities immerse beginning chemists into the world of elements. They examine the periodic table, use cobalt hydroxide to learn about chemical formulae and valence electrons. Also, they name binary compounds and examine the...
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Organic Formulae 1
Puzzles are the formula for success in organic chemistry! Hydrocarbons abound in the first of two interactives involving basic organic molecules. The easy-to-use lesson is available online and in print form, so you can pick your delivery...
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Naming Esters
Do your chemistry scholars know their esters? Introduce the class to the nomenclature and structural formulas of common esters through thought-provoking games. Individuals or pairs of pupils match the name with the formula before using...
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What do Chemists See When they Look at Chemicals?
In this naming chemicals worksheet, students indicate the prefixes for naming compounds. They fill in a chart with the chemical names and formulas for alkanes. They draw the structural and molecular formula for propane and they draw and...
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More Mixed Naming Fun!
In this naming compounds learning exercise, students write the chemical names of 10 ionic or covalent compounds. They also write the chemical formula for 10 ionic or covalent compounds.
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Everyday Chemicals (14-16)
Two men want drinks and the first orders H2O. The second man orders H2O too, but he dies. Scholars apply their knowledge of H2O2 and other everyday chemicals during the activity. They match chemical formulas to common chemical names in a...
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Chemistry - Naming and Formulas
For this compounds worksheet, students write the correct name of the chemical formulas given and write chemical formulas for the given compound names. This worksheet has 42 problems to solve.
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Chapter 2 and 3 Practice Worksheet - Formulas and Compounds
In this formulas and equations worksheet, chemistry apprentices write the chemical formulas given the names. They calculate percent composition, balance equations, and calculate the mass of a substance present in a fertilizer. This is a...
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Chemical Formula Practice #1/Bonding Basics Practice Page
The first of two worksheets methodically prepares chemistry novices for naming polyatomic compounds. It begins by having them acknowledge the number of each atom contained in a molecule. Then learners list the valence electrons for a...
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Atoms, Ions and Formula Basics Make-up Test
Using a copy of the periodic table, chemistry test takers fill in a chart with element name, chemical symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and numbers of subatomic particles. They define subatomic particles, draw atom models, explain...
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Common Ions and Formulae of Ionic Compounds
This is not a worksheet per se but a reference sheet for your chemistry class. It lists cations and anions, their chemical symbols, and their net charges. Also included is a thorough explanation of combining these ions to form ionic...
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Chemical Bingo!
Everything you need to have chemistry learners play "Chemical Bingo" is included within these slides. There are two variations of the game available: chemical symbols for elements, or chemical formulas for polyatomic ions. Blank bingo...
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Compound Names and Formulas
In this chemistry worksheet, learners identify 12 compounds based on their chemical formulas and write chemical formulas for 12 additional compounds.
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More Names and Formulas!
In this compounds instructional activity, students write the correct name or the correct formula for the given compounds. Students complete 20 problems.
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50 Ways to name Your Compound
In this compounds worksheet, students review the rules for naming compounds. Students apply these rules by writing the chemical name or formula for the 50 compounds given.
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Common Ions and Formulae of Ionic Compounds
This handout, produced in the UK, contains a chart of cations and anions. It explains how ionic compounds are formed and named. This concise and attractive handout can be helpful as a reference for your chemistry apprentices.
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Chemical Names and Formulas
In this chemistry activity, high schoolers work to write the chemical formula and the names for the compounds after the elements have been combined.