Name: ____Elias Blair________________________________________ Date:

_12/3/20___________ Hour: ________

***** Counting Atoms Practice *****

Use your Counting Atoms Notes and Period Table to help you on this assignment.
You may use a calculator if you need it. Drawing the arrows is strongly encouraged,
but not required.

Section A: Identify the coefficients and subscripts in the following formulas.

If there is not one, write: none – means 1

1) 3MgCl2 coefficient: __3_______________________

Subscript for Mg:

__1_______________________
Subscript for Cl:
____2_____________________

2) V2O5 coefficient: __1_______________________

Subscript for V:
___2______________________
Subscript for O:
_____5____________________

3) 4K2CO3 coefficient: _______4__________________

Subscript for K:
_2________________________
Subscript for C:
___1______________________

Subscript for O:
______3___________________

4) NaC2H3O2 coefficient: __1_______________________

Subscript for Na:

____1_____________________
Subscript for C:
_____2____________________
 Subscript for H:
___3______________________

Subscript for O:
____2_____________________

Section B: You may draw arrows to help you if you want but it is not required. Write
the names of the elements in the order they appear in the formula from left to right. If
the element appears more than once, only write it once, then add it’s atoms together.

5) 3Na2SO4 # of molecules: __3____

# of elements: __3____

Name of element: # of atoms:

____Na___________________ 6_____

_________s______________ 3_______

___________o____________ 12_______

Total # of atoms: _21______

The #3 is a _coefficient_____________________.
(coefficient or subscript)

6) 2ZnSO4 # of molecules: 2_____

# of elements:3______

Name of element: # of atoms:

___Zn____________________ 2_______

_____s__________________ 2 _______

_____o__________________ 8 _______
 Total # of atoms: __12_____

The #4 is a __subscript____________________.
(coefficient or subscript)

7) K2CO3 # of molecules: ___1___

# of elements: _3__

Name of element: # of atoms:

_____K__________________ __2_____

______C_________________ __1_____

_____O__________________ _3______

Total # of atoms: _6______

The #3 is a _subscript_____________________.
(coefficient or subscript)

8) Ba3(PO4)2 # of molecules: 1____

# of elements:3______

Name of element: # of atoms:

__________Ba_____________ 3_____

__________P_____________ 2_____

__________O_____________ 8______

Total # of atoms: _13______

The #3 is a ______subscript________________.
(coefficient or subscript)

9) Na2CrO4 # of molecules: 1______

# of elements: 3______
Name of element: # of atoms:

_____Na__________________ 2______

______Cr_________________ 1_______

_______O________________ 4 _______

Total # of atoms: __7_____

The #4 is a _subscript_____________________.
(coefficient or subscript)

10) 4Al2(CO3)3 # of molecules: _4_____

# of elements: __3____

Name of element: # of atoms:

____Al___________________ ____8___

_______O________________ _36_____

_____c__________________ __12_____

Total # of atoms: ____56___

The assumed 1 is a ____subscript ______________.

(coefficient or subscript)

11) Pb(NO3)2 # of molecules: __1____

# of elements: _3_____

Name of element: # of atoms:

___Pb____________________ __1_____

______N_________________ ___2____

_______O________________ __6_____

Total # of atoms: ___9____

The #3 is a ______________________.
(coefficient or subscript)

12) 4Au(IO3)3 # of molecules: 4_____

# of elements: 3____

Name of element: # of atoms:

_______Au________________ 4_______

_____I__________________ 12_____

_____O__________________ 36______

Total # of atoms: ___52____

The #4 is a ____coefficient__________________.
(coefficient or subscript)

14) 3CaCl2 # of molecules:3_____

13) CO2 # of molecules: 1____

# of elements:2______
# of elements: 2_____

Name of element: # of atoms:

Name of element: # of atoms:

___Ca____________________ 3_____
_______C________________ 1 _______

____C___________________ 6_______
___________O____________ 2 _______

Total # of atoms: ___9____

Total # of atoms: ___3____
The #3 is a
The #2 is a ______________________.
(coefficient or subscript)
_____coefficient_________________.
(coefficient or subscript)

15) Cr(NH3)6(NO3)3 # of 16) 5Al(C2H3O2)2 # of

molecules: 1______ molecules: 5_____

# of # of
elements: elements:
4______ 4______
 Name of element: # of atoms: Name of element: # of atoms:

____Cr___________________ _1______ ___Al____________________ __5_____

_______N________________ _9______ ____C___________________ 20_____

________H_______________ 18______ ____H___________________ 30_____

_________O______________ 9______ _____O__________________ 20____

Total # of atoms: __37_____ Total # of atoms: 75______

The #6 is a The #2 is a
__subscript____________________. __subscript____________________.
(coefficient or subscript) (coefficient or subscript)

17) C4H8FCOOH # of 18) 2(NH4)3PO4 # of

molecules: 1____ molecules: 2____

# of # of
elements: 4_____ elements: 4_____

Name of element: # of atoms: Name of element: # of atoms:

____C___________________ ___5____ _N______________________ __6_____

__H_____________________ ___9____ _____H__________________ 24______

_____F__________________ ____1___ ______P_________________ _2______

_____O__________________ ___2____ ________O_______________ _8______

Total # of atoms: __17_____ Total # of atoms: _40______

The #4 is a The #2 is a _______Coefficient

___Subscript___________________. _______________.
(coefficient or subscript) (coefficient or subscript)

Section C: Identify the number of atoms of each element in the following

compounds. Again drawing the arrows is strongly encouraged, but not
required.

19) 4K2CO3 K = _8____ C = __4__ O = __12__

20) K2CO3 K = __2___ C = __1__ O = __3__
21) 3N4O10 N = __12___ O = __30__

22) 8Cl2O Cl = __16__ O = __8__

23) Ca(C2H3O2)2 Ca = __1__ C = __4__ H = __6__ O = __4___

24) 12NaBr Na = _12___ Br = __12__

25) 3NaHCO3 Na = __3__ H = ___3_ C = ___3_ O = ___9_

26) 5Ga2(Cr2O7)3 Ga = __10__ Cr = _30___ O = __105__

27) 4Fe2O3 Fe = __8__ O = __12___

28) 6Ba(MnO4)2 Ba = __6___ Mn = __12___ O = _48_____

29) 5Al2(SiO3)2 Al = __10__ Si = _10____ O =

__45____
30) 4Au(IO3)3 Au = 4____ I = _12_____ O =
___36___
31) SBr2 S = _1____ Br = _2____

32) 4Ca(OH)2 Ca = __4___ O = ___8__ H =

___8__
33) 5Mg3(PO4)2 Mg = __15___ P = __10___ O
= ___40__
34) 3ClF Cl = __3___ F = __3___

*** BONUS *** BONUS *** BONUS *** BONUS *** BONUS *** BONUS ***

1) Hg is the symbol for the element: __Mercury _______________________

2) Write a chemical formula that shows 3 molecules of water: ____________________

Fill in the boxes for the coefficient and subscripts to make the formula match
the number of atoms. The first one has been done for you as an example.

Example: Kr = 2 Cl = 12 2 KrCl
 6

3) K = 6 Zn = 3 O = 6 K ZnO

4) Ba = 5 C = 20 H = 20 O = 30 BaC H O

5) Cu = 4 H= 8 S=8 O = 24 Cu(HSO )

6) N=6 H = 24 Cr = 6 O = 21 (NH ) Cr O