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Chemical formulae

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the subscript in a chemical formula tell you?

a)

how many molecules are present

b)

how many elements are present

c)

how many atoms are present

d)

how many neutrons are present

2.

How many elements are in this chemical formula? H2SO4

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

How many atoms of carbon are in this formula? C6H12O6

a)

1

b)

6

c)

12

4.

What elements are represented in this chemical formula? Fe2O3

a)

Iron, oxygen

b)

Ferrium, oxygen

c)

Francium, europium, oxygen

d)

Beryilium, oxygen

5.

What is the total number of atoms in this formula? H2O2

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

6.

How many more atoms of oxygen than magnesium are in this formula? MgSO4

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

7.

Which of the following elements is least likely to form a compound?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Argon

c)

Sodium

d)

Potassium

8.

Which of the follwoing is a molecule of a compound?

a)

H2

b)

H2O

c)

Cl2

d)

F2

9.

Which one is the odd one out?

a)

sodium

b)

carbon

c)

glucose

d)

gold

10.

Is this an element or a compound? CaSO4

a)

Element

b)

Compound

11.

Which chemical formula correctly displays 1 atom of nickle and 2 atoms of fluorine?

a)

niF2

b)

Ni1F2

c)

NIF2

d)

NiF2

12.

What is the total number of atoms in this chemical formula? C8H3NaBr12

a)

12

b)

18

c)

24

d)

25

13.

Which element has the greatest number of atoms? AgNO3

a)

Silver

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Gold

d)

Oxygen

14.

Molecules that are made up of more than one type of atom are called

a)

molecules

b)

mixtures

c)

elements

d)

compounds

15.

How many elements are in this chemical formula? NaHCO3

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6