Chemistry · Chapter 2

Atoms, Molecules and Ions

What everything is built from, and how we name it

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Six lessons cover this chapter, one for each section. Open any of them on its own below, or meet it in place inside chapter 2 of the book. Tick a lesson off once you can predict what it will do before you touch it.

1

Atomic theory and the subatomic particles

Add protons, neutrons and electrons and see what you have made.

2

Isotopes and atomic mass

Mix isotopes to their natural abundance and get the average atomic mass.

3

The periodic table

Explore groups, periods, metals, nonmetals and metalloids.

4

Ions and ionic compounds

Balance charges to build neutral ionic formulas.

5

Molecular compounds and formulas

Read empirical, molecular and structural formulas of the same compound.

6

Naming compounds

Name ionic, molecular and acid compounds step by step.

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