WRITING
AND NAMING
FORMULA
Montego Bay High
School
Grade 10
SONG - DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
(SUNG TO THE TUNE: BOBBY MCFERRIN’S “DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY”)
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Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh 3.
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Acid oxides they discriminate
Don’t Worry, Identify the Formula! They want their name to end with –ATE
(don’t worry, identify the formula)
Here’s a little song I wrote,
you want to sing it note by note, 4.
The acids they are not basic
Don’t worry, identify the formula
You have to end them with –IC
(don’t worry, identify the formula)
1.
A compound’s made from more than one 5.
Put them together and count the sum With one less oxygen it’s a must
(don’t worry, identify the formula) To end these acids with –OUS
(don’t worry, identify the formula)
2.
Two different atoms standing side by side 6.
Their family name always ends with –IDE Some metal ions numbers change
(don’t worry, identify the formula) So use the numbers in their name
(don’t worry, identify the formula)
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
INTRO
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Ooh,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Ooh,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
Don’t Worry, Identify the
Formula!
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
Chorus
Here’s a little song I wrote,
you want to sing it note by note,
Don’t worry,
identify the formula
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
1.
A compound’s made from more
than one
Put them together and count the
sum
(don’t worry, identify the formula)
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
INTRO
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Ooh,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Ooh,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
Don’t Worry, Identify the
Formula!
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
2.
Two different atoms standing side
by side
Their family name always ends with
–IDE
(don’t worry, identify the formula)
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
3.
Acid oxides they discriminate
They want their name to end with
–ATE
(don’t worry, identify the formula)
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
INTRO
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Ooh,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Ooh,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
Don’t Worry, Identify the
Formula!
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
4.
The acids they are not basic
You have to end them with
–IC
(don’t worry, identify the formula)
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
5.
With one less oxygen it’s a must
To end these acids with
–OUS
(don’t worry, identify the formula)
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
6.
Some metal ions numbers change
So use the numbers in their name
(don’t worry, identify the formula)
DON’T WORRY- IDENTIFY THE FORMULA
INTRO
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Ooh,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Ooh,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
Don’t Worry, Identify the
Formula!
WRITING & NAMING FORMULA
•
• O2 means one molecule of oxygen containing 2 oxygen atoms
• 2N2 means two molecules of nitrogen containing 4 nitrogen atoms
• 2H means two atoms of hydrogen not chemically combined
• Ar means both one atom and one molecule of argon as it is a noble gas
and does not bond .
• The formula for a solid element is usually written as an atom e.g.
Carbon is C and Magnesium is Mg.
• The formulae for most gases are as diatomic molecules e.g. H2, Cl2, O2.
A COMPOUND’S MADE FROM MORE THAN ONE
PUT THEM TOGETHER AND COUNT THE SUM
A compound contains two or A small number, not usually ‘1’ is
more elements and therefore its written as a subscript to the right
formula contains two or more of the symbol to show how many
symbols (unless it is a compound of that particular atom is present
of the same element e.g. O2). in the formula.
A compound made by covalent The number in front of the
bonding is called a MOLECULE formula for a compound tells how
while the compound made by many of the particular element
ionic bonding is called a and complete formula are
FORMULA UNIT. reacting.
The section in brackets (where applicable) would have its own number for each
element within the brackets.
For example, 2Al2(CO3)3 means 2 formula units of aluminium carbonate containing
WRITING & 2 x 2 = 4 ions of aluminium ion 2 x 3 = 6 atoms of carbon atom
NAMING
FORMULA 2 x 3 x 3 = 18 atoms of oxygen atom to form 3 carbonate ions in the original
compound but 2 x 3 = 6 carbonate ions in this formula
This gives a total of 28 atoms in all!
2. Compounds containing only two
elements are named as follows:
• MgH2 - magnesium
hydride
TWO DIFFERENT • Mg3N2 - magnesium
ATOMS STANDING nitride
SIDE BY SIDE
THEIR FAMILY NAME • MgS - magnesium
ALWAYS ENDS WITH sulphide
–IDE
• Note that the metal’s name is
written first and in full with the
name of the non-metal or second
element written ending with - IDE
as the song says .
3. Acid Oxide Radicals or non-metal
oxide are a group of symbols that are
common to a class of compounds that
are always found together. They have a
ACID OXIDES THEY charge associated with them and their
names end with -ATE . Common
DISCRIMINATE examples are:
THEY WANT THEIR
• SO4 2- - sulphate ion
NAME TO END WITH
–ATE • NO3 - - nitrate ion
• PO4 3- - phosphate ion
• CO3 2- - carbonate ion
THE ACIDS THEY ARE NOT BASIC
YOU HAVE TO END THEM WITH –IC
4. Mineral Acids are acidic oxide radicals containing hydrogen at the beginning of the formula.
• Common examples are:
• H2SO4 - sulphuric acid
• HNO3 - nitric acid
• H3PO4 - phosphoric acid
• H2CO3 - carbonic acid
• The main exception is HCl – hydrochloric acid has NO OXYGEN in its formula!!!
WITH ONE LESS OXYGEN IT’S A MUST
TO END THESE ACIDS WITH –OUS
5. Acids with one less oxygen were given names similar to the orginal acids but ending
with -OUS
• Examples are:
• H2SO3 - sulphurous acid
• HNO2 - nitrous acid
• H3PO3 - phosphorous acid
• H2CO2 - carbonous acid
SOME METAL IONS NUMBERS CHANGE
SO USE THE NUMBERS IN THEIR NAME
6. This of course is the old way of writing formulae. The new method
(SI Unit) would be to use the oxidation state of the number in its
name as shown below:
• FeCl2 - here iron exhibits a +2 state and so the compound is
called iron(II) chloride
• FeCl3 - here iron exhibits a +3 state and so the compound is
called iron (III) chloride.
TRY THESE
1. Magnesium Hydride
2. Calcium Carbonate
3. Aluminium Hydroxide
4. Sodium Nitride
5. Lithium phosphate
6. Copper (II) oxide
7. Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
