Enduring Understandings:
1. The chemical elements are fundamental building blocks of matter, and all matter can be understood in terms of arrangement of atoms. These atoms retain their identity in chemical reactions.
2. Chemical and physical properties of matter can be explained by the structure and the arrangements of atoms, ions, or molecules, and the forces between them.
Essential Questions:
1. What is the importance of electron configurations?
2. Why do elements bond in nature?
3. What is the significance of the 3-d structure of molecules?
Vocabulary:
Ionic Bond
Covalent Bond
Metallic Bond
Polar Bond
Non-Polar Bond
Lewis Dot Structue
Octet Rule
Valence Electrons
Electronegativity
Molecular Shapes
VSEPR Theory
Electron Pair Shapes
Resonance