Learn about naming chemical compounds in chemistry including conventions, the order of the elements, metals, non-metals, acids, and examples on naming on this site.

Learn about the classification of matter based on whether the chemical composition is pure or a mixture. Understand the definitions of elements, compounds, substances, and mixtures, and what the differences are between them. Five types...

Given descriptions, diagrams, or scenarios, students will write and name the chemical formulas of binary covalent compounds.

This interactive activity developed for Teachers' Domain demonstrates how attractive forces between atoms create chemical bonds, resulting in the formation of molecules and compounds.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how chemicals can be combined to form safe or unsafe compounds. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Through informational text, interactive puzzles, and review questions, students differentiate ionic and covalent bonds and identify the properties of each. They also use oxidation numbers to predict formulas of ionic compounds, name...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate ionic compounds, and learn how to write chemical formulas for them.

In this interactive module, students are introduced to the most fundamental part of chemistry: chemical reactions and the formulas that accompany them.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to write chemical formulae and what they represent about the substance.

This lesson will present a basic overview of elements and how they interact in chemical reactions and compound formations. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Compounds and Elements."

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers compounds and chemical change.

This lesson will present a basic understanding of the periodic chart of elements and how to predict chemical reactions based on given information. It is 4 of 9 in the series titled "Chemical Reactions."

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The main chemical components of living organisms are known as organic compounds and are built around the element carbon. Living things are made up of very large...

An explanation of bonding in binary covalent compounds. Rules for naming binary covalent compounds using common names and system names are also provided.

Learn how compounds are formed and broken down by chemical forces.

Students will practice making and recording observations about various compounds and their aqueous solutions, write the formulas for the compounds, then perform chemical reactions and write the names and formulas of the products.

This lesson focuses on atoms and elements including what they are, the chemical symbols for elements, and the placement of elements on the periodic table. A link to a test is provided.

Students can use this chemistry tutorial to help them understand how to name chemical formulas.

Assess your knowledge of mixtures and compounds and your ability to identify real-world examples with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is provided.

This illustrated tutorial serves as a foundation for understanding chemical formulas in chemistry.

This lesson focuses on chemical compounds including Ionic and Covalent Bonds, Valences, Lewis Structures, Binary Covalent Compounds, Radicals or Polyatomic Ions, and much more. It also includes a compound worksheet in which the students...

Find basic steps for naming acids and other chemical compounds. Use the tutorials to practice naming compounds.

Read and learn about the process in which compounds are named and written. View several examples of written compounds and have access to links that give more information about writing names and formulas for compounds.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will use a chemical formula or mass data to calculate the percent composition of a compound, and then calculate the empirical or molecular formula for a...