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ACTIVITY 2
CO2
1.Based on the chemical formula above, what can you gather about:
a) The element that make up the substance.
b) The ratio or number of atoms of each elements in the substance.
ACTIVITY 3
1. A student carry out an experiment to determine the empirical formula of magnesium
oxide.
The results of the experiment are as follow:
a.(i) What is the mass of the magnesium that has been used? ___________________
(ii) What is the mass of oxygen which reacted with magnesium? _______________
b. Based on the formula, how many moles of magnesium and oxygen atoms have
reacted?
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f. Give another example of oxide that used the same method to determine its
empirical formula.
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h. Name the residue left in the crucible. What colour was it?
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ACTIVITY 4
ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY 3
1a) carbon and oxygen a.i) 2.4g
b) 1 carbon : 2 oxygen ii) 1.6g
iii) MgO
2a) 3 elements
b) 24 atoms b.1 mol magnesium: 1 mol oxygen
c) 1 carbon:2 hydrogen :1 oxygen c. to allow oxygen to support oxidation
d) C 1 H2 O1 to prevent MgO loss to the surrounding
d. to remove the oxide coating
3.C4 H8 O4 , N2 H4, P4 O6, C5 H10 e. repeat heating,cooling and weighing
until constant weight is obtained
ACTIVITY 4 f.. zinc oxide
1.FeCl2 2.CH3 g. chemical formula of a compound
with the simplest ratio of atom in it
3. Y2O3 4.NaBrO3 h. magnesium oxide which is white in
colour.
5.i) C3H6O2 6.i) CH2