Counting Elements and Atoms Assessment Name ____________________

1. Which two formulas contain 4 atoms of hydrogen?

A. 2H2CO3
B. H2O2
C. C2H6
D. C2H4O2

2. The following chemical equation is made up of two parts: the reactants

and the products. How many total atoms are on the product side?
Reactants Products
N2 + 3H2 2NH3
A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 8

3. In the formula for two molecules of zinc nitrate, 2Zn(NO3)2, answer the
following:
Number of zinc atoms? ______
Number of oxygen atoms?______
Number of different elements?______
Coefficient number? ______

4. In the formula for ammonium sulfate, (NH4)2SO4, answer the following:

Number of nitrogen atoms? ______
Number of oxygen atoms?______
Number of different elements?______
Number of total atoms? ______

5. The formula for sucrose (a type of sugar) is, C12H22O11. Answer the following.

Number of hydrogen atoms? ______

Number of oxygen atoms?______
Number of different elements?______
Number of total atoms? ______

6. What does a formula tell you about a particular molecule?

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Counting Elements and Atoms Assessment KEY
Name ____________________

1. Which two formulas contain 4 atoms of hydrogen?

A. 2H2CO3
B. H2O2
C. C2H6
D. C2H4O2

2. The following chemical equation is made up of two parts: the reactants

and the products. How many atoms are on the product side?
Reactants Products
N2 + 3H2 2NH3
A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 8

3. In the formula for two molecules of zinc nitrate, 2Zn(NO3)2, answer the
following:
2
Number of zinc atoms? ______
Number of oxygen atoms?______12
3
Number of different elements?______
2
Coefficient number? ______

4. In the formula for ammonium sulfate, (NH4)2SO4, answer the following:

2
Number of nitrogen atoms? ______
Number of oxygen atoms?______4
4
Number of different elements?______
15
Number of total atoms? ______

5. The formula for sucrose (a type of sugar) is, C12H22O11. Answer the following.

Number 22
of hydrogen atoms? ______
Number 11
of oxygen atoms?______
Number 3
of different elements?______
Number 45
of total atoms? ______

6. What does a formula tell you about a particular molecule?

It tells the number of elements in a molecule and the number of
atoms of each element. It also tells you how many molecules are
present.
Counting Elements and Atoms Assessment Modified
Name ____________________

1. In the formula for a molecule of zinc nitrate, Zn(NO3)2, answer the following:

Number of zinc atoms? ______

Number of oxygen atoms?______

Number of nitrogen atoms? ______

Number of different elements?______

Total number of atoms?______

2. In the formula for ammonium sulfate, (NH4)2SO4, answer the following:

Number of nitrogen atoms? ______

Number of oxygen atoms?______

Number of different elements?______

Number of total atoms? ______

3. The formula for sucrose (a type of sugar) is, C12H22O11. Answer the following.

Number of hydrogen atoms? ______

Number of oxygen atoms?______

Number of different elements?______

Number of total atoms? ______