Substance from Formula:
Formula: H₂O
Name: Water
Deriving Formula from Name:
Name: Sodium Chloride
Formula: NaCl
Definition: Mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
Example: In a closed system, if 10g of reactants yield 10g of products, mass is conserved.
Definition: When two elements form different compounds, the mass ratios of the elements are simple whole numbers.
Example: CO (carbon monoxide) and CO₂ (carbon dioxide) have a mass ratio of 1:2 for oxygen.
Experiments: Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that atoms have a dense nucleus, rejecting the plum pudding model which suggested a diffuse distribution of charge.
Components: Nucleus (protons and neutrons) surrounded by electrons in orbitals.
Example: Carbon-14 (C-14) has 6 protons, 8 neutrons, and 6 electrons.
Formula: Atomic mass = (mass of isotope₁ × abundance₁) + (mass of isotope₂ × abundance₂).
Parts: Organized by increasing atomic number, groups (columns) share chemical properties, periods (rows) indicate energy levels.
Definition: Atoms become ions by gaining or losing electrons, resulting in a charge.
Example: NaCl is sodium chloride; derived from sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl).