Unit 7 Elements and compounds

• Exercise 7.1 Atoms

• 1. A and C.
• 2. All the atoms in an element are of just one type.
• 3. Atoms are single particles, whereas molecules are made up of at least two
atoms bonded together.
• 4. The first box should contain six individual circles, not touching one another.
• The second box should contain four pairs of circles. In each pair, the two
circles should be touching, but there should be space between the four pairs.
• The third box should contain three pairs of circles (as in the second box), plus
two groups of four circles. The circles in the groups of four should be touching
one another, but there should be no contact between the groups and pairs
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• Exercise 7.3 The Periodic Table

• 1. a. false
• b. true
• c. true
• d. true
• e. false
• f. true
• 2. The following should be circled: chlorine, carbon, sulfur, neon and
helium.
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Name of element Symbol of element

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calcium Ca
carbon C
oxygen O
beryllium Be
hydrogen H
potassium K
neon Ne
chlorine Cl
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• 4. The symbol for sodium is Na because it comes from the old Latin
for sodium which is natrium.
• Exercise 7.4 Compounds
• 1. a. iron chloride
• b. sodium oxide
• c. calcium carbonate
• d. hydrogen fluoride
• e. potassium nitrate
• f. potassium nitride
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• 2. a. magnesium and oxygen
• b. carbon and oxygen
• c. copper, sulfur and oxygen
• d. calcium, chlorine and oxygen
• e. aluminium and chlorine
• f. sodium and sulfur
• Exercise 7.5 Using formulae
• 1. potassium, hydrogen and oxygen
• 2. hydrogen and oxygen
• 3. a. hydrogen, sulfur and oxygen
• b. two atoms of hydrogen, one atom of sulfur and four atoms of oxygen
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Chemical name Formula What the compound contains
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magnesium oxide MgO one magnesium atom bonded to one oxygen atom
sulfur dioxide SO2 one sulfur atom bonded to two oxygen atoms

aluminium chloride AlCL3 one aluminium atom bonded to three chlorine

atoms

Calcium sulfate CaS one calcium atom bonded to one sulfur atom

Magnesium carbonate MgCO3 one magnesium atom bonded to one carbon atom
and three oxygen atom