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Bonding WebQuest
Use the websites provided to answer the following questions and to fill out the Bonding
Comparison Chart
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Go through the following tutorials to answer these questions:
Ionic Bonding - http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_ionicbonding/
1. What happened when you dragged the two negatively charged ions towards each other?
2. What happened when you dragged the oppositely charged ions towards each other?
3. Which elements tend to lose electrons?
4. Are these ions positive or negative?
5. Which elements tend to gain electrons?
6. Are these ions positive or negative?
7. What is an ionic bond?
8. What structure do ionic compounds form?
9. What is the formula for calcium fluoride?
Covalent Bonding - http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_covalentbond/
10. What is a covalent bond?
11. How is the movement of electrons different when the atoms are close?
12. What happens if you try to move the atoms very close to each other?
13. Covalent bonds will form between what types of elements?
14. Lower energy =?
15. How many electrons are being shared in a double bond?
16. How many electrons are being shared in a triple bond?
17. Which bond is the strongest?
18. The prefix before the element name tells us what?
19. List the prefixes for the following:
1–
2–
3–
4–
5–
6–
Part 2 - Bonding Comparison Chart
IONIC
COVALENT
Types of Atoms Involved
http://dl.clackamas.edu/ch1
04-07/bonding.htm
PROPERTIES -
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/struct
http://misterguch.brinkster.net/ionic ures/molecular.html
.html
Physical State
Melting Point
Solubility in Water
Electrical Conductivity
Other Properties
Part 3 – Writing and Naming Compounds
Use the links below to help you answer the questions that follow.
http://www.occc.edu/kmbailey/chem1115tutorials/formulas_ionic.htm
http://www.sartep.com/chem/tutorials/tut.cfm?tutorial=How+to+Write+Covalent+Compound+Formulas&chap
=7
http://chemistry.about.com/od/nomenclature/a/covalent-compound-nomenclature.htm
1) For writing and naming an ionic compound, what are the rules that are required?
2) Write the formula for the following: a) magnesium oxide b) silver sulfate c) copper (II) carbonate d)
lithium chloride e) titanium (IV) oxide
3) What are the rules for writing and naming covalent compounds?
4) Name the following covalent (molecular) compounds: a) ClF3 b) CO2 c) CCl4 d) N2O4