Common Substances: Chemical Names, Formulas & Other Stuff

Hey guys – thanks for a wonderful, wonderful trip today to hear Ken Ham at the Answers in Genesis conference! Did he start you tothinking? I hope so!

I thought it might be quicker for you to check your answers to #58, and get the list of the other substances that I want you to know, here. Common Substances – Chemical Names & Formulas There are just part of the master list of things you have to have memorized for the pre-test on memorization and also for the for real test! Good luck learning them! Have you tried making your own flashcards on quizlet.com?


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Hon Chemistry 10-24-11 Empirical Formulas

HON CHEMISTRY: Great start on empirical formulas today. The hardest part is that it’s not a set formula for you to plug and play, but if you’ll keep in mind that you’re really just looking for subscripts which are just moles, you’ll be able to think it through. Percent to mass, mass to moles, moles to smallest whole number ratio. There’s a little added step you might have to add to the end – we’ll go over it tomorrow. Also tomorrow – molecular formulas.


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