Elements and Compounds · Physical Science

Chemical Formulas

Learning to represent chemical substances using symbols and identifying common compounds.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does a chemical formula communicate the ratio of atoms in a molecule?
  2. 2What causes the properties of a compound to be different from the elements that make it?
  3. 3How can we use symbols to predict the outcome of a simple reaction?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9S8U05
Year: Year 8
Subject: Science
Unit: Elements and Compounds
Period: Physical Science

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