Module 3 - Atoms and Molecules
Module 3 - Atoms and Molecules
1. In a reaction 5.3 g of sodium carbonate reacted with 6 g of ethanoic acid. The products
were 2.2g of carbon dioxide, 0.9g of water and 8.2g of sodium ethanoate. Show that
these observations are in agreement with the law of conservation of mass.
2. Write the atomic mass of Carbon, Sulphur, Oxygen.
3. Symbol of Magnesium, Chlorine, Silicon, Potassium, Phosphorus, Beryllium.
Molecules of Elements
and Compounds,
Atomicity
Learning Objective:
1. All matter is made up of very tiny particles called atoms, which involve in
chemical reactions
2. Atoms are indivisible particles, which cannot be created or destroyed in a
chemical reaction.
3. Atoms of a given element are identical in mass and chemical properties
(Contradiction: Isotopes are atoms of same element having similar atomic
number but different mass)
4. Atoms of different elements have different masses and chemical properties
(Contradiction: Isobars are atoms of different elements that have similar
mass but different atomic number)
5. Atoms combine in ratio of small whole numbers to form compounds.
6. The relative number and kinds of atoms are constant in a given compound.
Activity:
Calcium oxide – Constituting elements are Calcium and oxygen, Ratio by mass:
Magnesium sulphide – Constituting elements are _______________ and
_________________, Ratio by mass:
Sodium chloride – Constituting elements are _____________ and ____________,
Ratio by mass:
Name of Ion Symbol Valency
Hydrogen H+ 1
Lithium Li+ 1
Sodium Na+ 1
Potassium K+ 1
Copper (1) or Cuprous Cu+ 1
Zinc Zn2+ 2
Barium Ba2+ 2
Magnesium Mg2+ 2
Calcium Ca2+ 2
Copper (II) or Cupric Cu2+ 2
Ferrous or Iron (II) Fe2+ 2
Ferric or Iron (III) Fe3+ 3
Lead Pb2+ 2
Aluminium Al3+ 3
NH4 +
Ammonium 1
Name of ion Symbol Valency
Chloride Cl- 1
Bromide Br- 1
Nitride N3- 3
Sulphide S2- 2
Oxide O2- 2
Iodide I- 1
Hydroxide OH- 1
Nitrate NO3- 1
Bicarbonate/Hydrogen HCO3- 1
carbonate
Sulphite SO32- 2
Carbonate CO32- 2
Sulphate SO42- 2
Phosphate PO43- 3
Phosphite PO33- 3