CH2O is not the formula for seawater, and this resource explains why. The video models how to write the chemical formula when given the chemical name in both covalent an ionic forms. 

Concepts

chemical formulas, chemical nomenclature, chemical compounds, identifying compounds

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide a periodic table for each clss member to use when solving problems similar to these

Classroom Considerations

• Be aware that on YouTube the comments are open to the public and often include inappropriate, and sometimes racist, content
• Video best fits after the introduction to naming compounds, as it relies on viewers to know that material
• Video is the 12th in a 14-part series

Pros

• Includes closed captioning in both English and French to assist pupils
• Details when and why we use paranthesis in chemical names

Cons

• None