MOLAR MASS

SCIDAMA
An intervention designed to all Grade11
students to develop their critical thinking
and enable them to master the types of
chemical reaction and solve the molecular
mass of the product in chemical reaction
• The Scidama Board to be used is the same with the
Temperature Humidity Index(THI) Board

• The operation is plus ( + ) and minus ( - ) only.

• The basic rules in playing scidama will be followed in

playing Molar Mass Scidama
CHIPS AND STARTING POSITION:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Br K Cl Al
7 7
8o 39 35 27

6 KBr AlF3 NaCl MgO 6

119 84 58 40

5
F Mg O Na 5
19 24 16 23

4 + ── ── + 4

3 + ── ── + 3

2 Na O Mg F 2
23 16 24 19

1 MgO NaCl AlF3 KBr 1

40 58 84 119

0
Al Cl K Br 0
27 35 39 80

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 Chemical
O Symbol
16 Atomic Mass
 SCORING GUIDE:

ADDITION
DIATOMS/ METAL AND
A. NONMETAL
Perform the Combination Reaction and solve the formula mass as the
score.
NO. OF MOL.
Example SYMBOL ATOM MASS

Cl + Cl → Cl2 Cl 2 70

70
total score = g/mol

Mg + Cl → MgCl2

Balance: Mg + 2Cl → MgCl2 Mg 1 24

Cl 2 70
94
total score = g/mol
B. TWO METALS There is no score.
Example
K + Mg → NS
C. TWO NONMETALS
Perform the Combination Reaction and solve the formula mass as the score.

F + Cl → FCl NO. OF MOL.

SYMBOL ATOM MASS

F 1 19
Cl 1 35

TOTAL = 54
SCORE g/mol
 D. COMPOUND AND METAL OR NONMETAL
Perform the Single Displacement Reaction and solve the fomula/molecular mass
of the product. The sum of the masses will be the score. In case a nonmetal/gas is
displaced, it should be written as a molecule in the product. If the metal or nonmetal
is present in the compound to be added, there is no score.
NO. OF MOL.
Example: SYMBOL ATOM MASS
MgO + Na → Mg + Na2O Mg 1 24

Balance: MgO+2Na → Mg + Na2O Na 2 46

O 1 16
total score = 86 g/mol
NO. OF MOL.
MgO + Br → MgBr2 + O2 SYMBOL ATOM MASS

Balance: 2MgO+4Br → 2MgBr2 + O2 Mg 2 48

Br 4 320
O 2 32
total score = 400g/mol
MgO + O → NS
 E. COMPOUND AND COMPOUND
Perform the Double Displacement Reaction and solve the
total formula mass of
the product as the
score.
NO. OF MOL.
Example: SYMBOL ATOM MASS

MgO + NaCl → MgCl2 + Na2O Mg 1 24

Balance MgO + 2NaCl → MgCl2 + Na2O Cl 2 70

Na 2 46

O 1 16

total score = 156 g/mol

 SUBTRACTION
A. ELEMENT AND ELEMENT
There is no score.
Example:
Mg - Cl → NS

Al - Na → NS
B. COMPOUND AND COMPOUND
There is no score.
Example:
NaCl - MgO → NS
C. ELEMENT AND COMPOUND
There is no score.
Example:
Al - MgO → NS
 D. COMPOUND AND ELEMENT
Perform the Decomposition Reaction if the element to be subtracted is present
in the compound and solve the total mass of the product as the score.
In case the difference is a gas, it should be written as a gas molecule.(eg. Oxygen gas
is written as O2).
If the element to be subtracted is not present in the compound there is no score.

NO. OF
Example: SYMBOL ATOM MOL. MASS
MgO → Mg+O2 Mg 2 24
Balance 2MgO → 2Mg+O2 score = 48 g/mol
NO. OF
SYMBOL ATOM MOL. MASS
MgO → Mg+O2 O 2 32
Balance 2MgO → 2Mg+O2 score = 32 g/mol

AlF3 – O → NS

NOTE: THE PLAYER WITH LESSER SCORE WILL WIN THE GAME.
 NOTE: THE PLAYER WITH LESSER TOTAL SCORE WILL BE DECLARED AS THE WINNER.

SCORE SHEET SAMPLE

CHEMICAL REACTION SCIDAMA
CATEGORY
PLAYER NO:_________ PLAYER NO:_________

NAME: _________________________________ NAME: _________________________________

SCHOOL: _______________________________ SCHOOL: _______________________________

MUNICIPALITY: _________________________ MUNICIPALITY: _________________________

SCORE RS SCORE RS
MOVE OPERATION MOVE OPERATION
(g/mol) (g/mol) (g/mol) (g/mol)

TOTAL SCORE: __________ TOTAL SCORE: __________

W W
REMARKS: REMARKS:
L L

SIGNATURE: ____________________________ SIGNATURE: ____________________________

Authored and prepared by:

LITO B. GARINO, P-I

Arizona High School
Arizona,Midsayap, Cotabato

ALEXANDER L. WONG, MT-I/TIC

Rangayen High School
Rangayen,Alamada, Cotabato