Yellow Brick Road Example: Mg (s) + 2HCl (aq) —> H2 (g) + MgCl2 (s)

Boyceville Chemistry
Mr. Hamm
Known Country
Unknown Country
Yellow Brick Road
Molarity
Volume of
Gas at STP
Liters
Lane
Volume of
Gas at STP
Highway
22.4
Molarity
Liters
Lane
Highway
22.4
Coefficients Bridge
Molecules
Avogadro’s Route
6.02 x 1023
Moles
Formula
Mass
Road
Subscript
Street
Grams
Moles
Formula
Mass
Road
Avogadro’s Route
6.02 x 1023
Molecules
Subscript
Street
Grams
Atoms
Atoms
Density
Avenue
Density
Avenue
Volume
Volume
(pure subst.)
(pure subst.)
Example: Mg (s) + 2HCl (aq) —> H2 (g) + MgCl2 (s)
How many molecules of hydrogen are produced from 10.00 grams of Mg? How many
atoms of hydrogen?
1 mol Mg
1 mol H2
6.02 x 1023 molecules H2
2 atoms H
10.00 g Mg x ———— x ———— x ————–—————— x ————–—
24 g Mg
1 mol Mg
1 mol H2
1 molecule H2
Boyceville Chemistry
Does the acid contain a
polyatomic ion (more
than two elements)
Does the formula begin
with an H?
No
Mr. Hamm
Naming Compounds Flow Chart
It is an Acid
Yes
No
Yes
Does the polyatomic ion
end in ite or ate?
Does it begin with a
metal that has more
than one oxidation
number (Fe, Ni, Cu, …)
No
ate
Yes
Name the first element followed by its oxidation number (Roman Numeral)
Does the formula contain a polyatomic ion
(more than two elements)
No
Yes
Name the first element,
then the polyatomic ion
(If two elements are present, name both, then the
polyatomic ion.) Example: NaHCO3 is sodium
hydrogen carbonate or
sodium bicarbonate)
Are both metals nonmetals?
No
Name the first
element, then
the second element with an
ide ending.
ite
Yes
Name the first element using the proper prefix...di,
tri, etc (never mono). Name
the second element with the
proper prefix (including
mono) and ide ending.
1
2
3
4
5
mono
di
tri
tetra
penta
6
7
8
9
10
hexa
hepta
octa
nona
deca
Name the polyatomic ion, replacing the ate
with ic. Add the
word acid.
Name the polyatomic ion, replacing the ite
with ous. Add
the word acid.
Write the prefix
hydro, then the
name of the second element
with ic ending.
Add the word
acid.