WATER PLANT OPERATOR TRAINING PROGRAM


Elements of Importance in Water Chemistry


ElementChemical
Symbol
Atomic
Weight
Atomic
Number
Valence
Number
Corresponding
Equivalent
Weight
AluminumAl26.981338.99
CalciumCa40.0820220.04
CarbonC12.0162
4
6
3
ChlorineCl35.45171
3
5
7
35.45
11.82
7.09
5.06
CopperCu63.54291
2
63.54
31.77
FluorineF19.009119.00
HydrogenH1.008111.008
IronFe55.85262
3
27.93
18.62
MagnesiumMg24.3112212.16
ManganeseMn54.99252
3
4
6
7
27.49
18.33
13.75
9.17
7.86
NitrogenN14.0173
5
4.67
2.80
OxygenO16.00828.00
PhosphorusP30.98153
5
10.33
6.20
PotassiumK39.1019139.10
SiliconSi28.091447.02
SodiumNa22.9911122.99
SulfurS32.06162
4
6
16.03
8.02
5.34


Common Chemical Elements
SymbolElement
Cacalcium
Clchlorine
Ssulphur
Nnitrogen
Ccarbon
Ooxygen
Hhydrogen


Common Chemical Compounds
SymbolCompound
H2hydrogen sulphide
H2water
Ssulphur
Al2(SO4)3.14H2Oalum
Cl2chlorine gas
FeCl3ferric chloride
NaOClsodium hypochlorite
CH4methane


Common Acids and Bases
Acids 
H2SO4Sulphuric
HClhydrochloric
HNO3nitric
HOClhypochlorous
What do they have in common?


Periodic Table of Elements