Formulas & Equations

Learning Targets Formulas and Equations

1. I can identify a compound as a pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion.
2. I can represent a compound by its empirical formula, molecular formula or structural formula.
3. I can use the stock system to determine the oxidation states of metals that form multiple ions.
4. I can use prefixes to determine the number of each element present in covalent compounds.
5. I can identify the five most common types of chemical reactions as:
   1. Synthesis
   2. Decomposition
   3. Single replacement
   4. Double replacement
   5. Combustion

                          i.Complete
                         ii.Incomplete

1. I can determine the number of elements present in a reaction and show conservation.
2. I can balance chemical reactions using coefficients.
3. I can determine missing mass or missing element in a reaction using conservation of matter.