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Curated OER
Beads, Balls, and Beakers
Students analyze the amount of space required to pack round objects. In this geometry lesson plan, students practice using space economically by practicing packing spheres into beakers. They then translate this concept to molecules being...
Curated OER
Hydrogen Powered Cars
Students apply the principles of chemistry to investigate the concept of how a hydrogen powered car works. They study the electrochemical reactions that provide the energy source. Students also record observations in the functioning of a...
Curated OER
The Connection Between Pigment and Light Colors
Students explain the mole concept and use this concept to prepare chemical solutions of particular molarities.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Atomic and Molecular Explanation of Pressure and Temperature
Learn how to calculate the kinetic energy of a gas molecule, describe the relationship between the temperature of a gas and the kinetic energy of atoms and molecule, and describe the distribution of speeds of molecules in a gas. The...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Kinetic Theory: Atomic & Molecular Explanation of Pressure & Temp
By the end of this section, you will be able to express the ideal gas law in terms of molecular mass and velocity; define thermal energy; calculate the kinetic energy of a gas molecule, given its temperature; describe the relationship...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Percent Composition and Empirical & Molecular Formulas
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will learn to calculate the percent composition of a compound either from mass data or from the chemical formula. They will use...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Gas Mixtures and Molecular Speeds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial helps students use Dalton's Law and mole fraction to calculate the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture. They will learn to calculate...
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Determination of Empirical and Molecular Formulas:
Listen as this audio book shows the determination of empirical and molecular formulas. View the formula to calculate empirical and molecular formulas and the written steps for calculating.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Molar Mass Conversion Factors
Read how to use molar mass equations to find conversion factors and molecular compounds. View several examples using given formulas for molar mass.
Michael Blaber, PhD
Florida State Univ.: Stoichiometry: Chemical Formulas and Equations
Determining empirical formula from analytical data, and determing molecular formula from empirical formula, with flow charts and sample calculations.
Other
Seton Hall University: Using Mass Percent
Slides in presentation show how to use mass percent to calculate empirical and molecular formulas.
City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Osmosis Interactive Activity
Great activity with clear background information. Try out the lab using osmosis to calculate molecular weight.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Diprotic Acid Lab and Easy Data
Maleic Acid gives an excellent diprotic acid titration curve showing both inflection points clearly for calculation of molecular weight.
Towson University
Towson University: Determining Formulae
Explanation of how to calculate empirical and molecular formulas.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemical Formulas
[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...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Gas Lab
Students determine the molecular weight of a pure gas in a balloon by using gas laws and trapping the gas in a glass bottle. Students watch the instructor demonstrate the lab on day one. On day two and three they practice the lab. On day...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Mole Carnival
[Free Registration/Login Required] In the mole carnival, students count the number of atoms and particles in different objects found at the carnival. As students work to find the number of particles, they practice counting particles by...