Counting Atoms: A Deep Dive

Mrs. Lions explains how to count atoms in chemical compounds using coefficients and subscripts. She introduces the concept with barium chloride and provides examples with sodium oxide, barium nitrate, aluminum chloride, and ammonium sulfate. The video covers how coefficients and subscripts affect the number of atoms in a compound, including complex cases with parentheses.

What does a coefficient in a chemical formula indicate?

• The total weight of the compound

• The number of atoms in each element

• The charge of the compound

• The number of molecules of the compound

If there is no subscript written for an element in a compound, how many atoms of that element are present?

• It varies depending on the element

• Two

• One

• Zero

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What does the subscript in a chemical formula represent?

• The number of protons

• The number of molecules

• The ionic charge of the element

• The number of atoms of the element it follows

In the compound Na2O, how many oxygen atoms are present?

• Four

• Two

• Three

• One

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For the compound Ba(NO3)2, how many nitrogen atoms are there?

• Four

• Two

• One

• Three

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In the formula Ba(NO3)2, how many oxygen atoms are present?

• Three

• Nine

• Six

• Twelve

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In the compound Al4Cl3, how many chlorine atoms are present?

• Twelve

• Four

• Sixteen

• Three

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In the compound 4AlCl3, how many aluminum atoms are there?

• Three

• Four

• Twelve

• Sixteen

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What is the total number of hydrogen atoms in the compound with the formula 2(NH4)2S?

• Eight

• Twelve

• Four

• Sixteen

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How many sulfur atoms are in the compound 2(NH4)2S?

• Two

• Four

• Three

• One

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