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Unit 5: Composition
Chemical Composition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Formula | Element symbols and subscripts used to represent the chemical composition of a substance |
| polyatomic ion | a tightly bound group of atoms that behaves as a unit and has a positive or negative charge |
| Empirical formula | smallest ratio of the atoms of each element in a compound |
| Molecular Formula | actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule |
| Coefficient | number placed before a formula indicating the number of units of that substance |
| percent composition | Percent of each element in a compound |
| percent error | the percent that a measured value differs from the accepted value |
| hydrate | compound that has water chemically attached between its ions and written into its chemical formula |
| gram atomic mass | The mass in grams of 1 mole of atoms for an element |
| gram formula mass (GFM) | the mass of one mole of a substance (Found by adding up all elements contained within a compound/element using the periodic table) |
| A mole | 6.02 x 10²³ particles of a substance |