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Physics Classroom is making strides to make our site accessible to everyone. Our site contains 6 navigation areas. The Primary, Secondary, and Page Level navigations have a screen reader version of their nav structure that allows using the left and right keys to navigate sibling navigation items, and up or down keys to navigate parent or child navigation items. The others can be navigated using tabs. The Primary Navigation handles the first 2 levels of site pages. The Secondary (which is not always available) handles the 3rd and 4th level of structure. The Page level navigation allows you to navigate the current page's headings quickly. The Header Navigation contains the Light/Dark Mode toggle, Search, Notifications and account login. The Breadcrumb Navigation contains the breadcrumb of the current page. If the current page has a breadcrumb, you can get to it by skipping to the content and tabbing in reverse (shift plus tab). The Footer Navigation contains links such as Privacy, Contact, about and terms. Some resources contain an Audio Player that can be activated by holding down the T key for 3 seconds, and then using K to pause and resume. While not every area of Physics Classroom is usable purely from keyboard and screen reader, we are committed to continue work on making this possible. If you have questions or need additional help, please use this link to contact us.

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Formulas and Atom Counting - Directions

Using the Formulas and Atom Counting Concept Builder is quite simple. There are three difficulty levels in all. Each question in every difficulty level has the same task to accomplish - count the number of atoms of each element present is a set of formulas. A set of formulas is given and a listing of the elements present in the formulas are shown. For each element, enter the total number of atoms of that element present in the formula(s). The number can be entered directly into the field using the physical keyboard. If a physical keyboard is not available on your device, simply tap on the Number Pad icon displayed to the right of the answer field. When you do, a built-in, easy-to-use number pad pops up that allows you to enter the number of atoms of that element. When done, tap on the Enter button (or the Tap to Close button). Once you are satisfied with your answers, tap on the Check Answer button. If every field is complete, then your answer will be evaluated and your Progress Report will be updated. If you have left some empty fields, then none of the answers will be checked and the empty field(s) will be highlighted for your attention. Your goal is to earn "Stars" and to complete one or more difficulty levels. Stars are earned when you show success on a particular question. Once you show success on all the questions for a particular level, you will earn the Trophy for that level.

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