Chemical formula which shows the
actual number of atoms in an element
n(empirical
formula)
Empirical formula
Chemical formula which shows the
simplest ratio of atoms of an element
Steps
1)Determine the mass or percentage(by 100g)
of elements in the compound
Annotations:
1)Determine the mass or percentage(by 100 g) of elements in the compound
2)Divide the mass/percentage of elements with respective relative atomic mass
3)Divide by the smallest number to obtain the ratio
4)Write the empirical formula from the ratio of the elements
2)Divide the mass or percentage of elements
with the respective relative atomic mass
3)Divide with the smallest
number to obtain the ratio
4)Write the empirical formula
from the ratio of the elements
Concentration
of Solutions
A solution is a
homogenous
mixture of two or
more substances
solvent + solute(s)
Expression
Mole
Fraction (X)
Xa = moles of a /
sum of moles of
all components
Percentage by
mass and volume
%w/w = (Mass of X /
Mass of sample) x100%
%w/V = (mass of X
(g) / Volume) x100%
%v/v = (Volume of X /
Volume of Sample) x100%
Molality
Molality,m = moles of solute (mol)
/ mass of solvent (kg)
Molarity
Molarity = moles of solute
/ liters of solution
Units
mol L^-1
mol dm^-3
M
Dilution
procedure for preparing a less
concentrated solution from a
more concentrated solution
M1V1 = M2V2
neutralization
reaction
acid + base ---> salt + water
Oxidation
Number
Number that is
assigned to an
atom in a
substance
Indicates if electron
are lose or gain
Positive
Atom loses
electron
eg. Ca2+ ,
atom lose 2
electron
Zero
Atoms neither
gains nor lose
electrons
Negative
Atoms
gain
electron
eg. O2- ,
atom gain
2 electrons
Rules
Pure
Elemental
Form
Atom that is not
combined with
other element
Oxidation Number = 0
eg : Ag, He, Cu
Ions
Atom with charge due to
the gain or lose of electrons
Oxidation Number = charge for ions
eg: H+
oxidation
number = +1
Neutral
Compound
Sum of oxidation number =
0
eg. HCl, NaOH
Hydrogen
2 Possible oxidation number
+1
-1
+1
Bonded to non-metal
eg: HCl - H+
-1
Bonded to metal
eg: NaH - H-
Calculation
Calculate the oxidation
number of the element in
neutral compound
eg. Hydrogen Fluoride
H = +1
F = ?
-1 + F = 0
F = -1
Therefore, the oxidation
number of fluorine is -1
Limiting Reagent
Reaction
The reaction that stops once the limiting reagent is gone
( no matter how much the excess is present)
Limiting Reagent
Substance that are totally consumed
when the chemical reaction is complete
Excess Reagent
The reactant presents in quantities greater than
necessary to react with the quantity of the
limiting reagent
Percentage Yield %
Theoretical yield
The amount of
product that would
result if all the limiting
reagent reacted
Actual yield
The amount of product
actually obtained from
reaction