Compounds and Molecules

Compounds and Molecules Objectives

1. Write names and formulas of ionic compounds

2. Write names and formulas of covalent compounds

3. Write Lewis dot structures of covalent compounds

Objective 1. Write names and formulas of ionic compounds

Tasks:

• • Read Section 3.1-3.2 in your text

  • Watch the course video Formulas and Names (up to 27:30)

Upon successful completion of this objective, you should be able to:

• • Use the periodic table to identify the charge on a monatomic ion

  • Write the formula for an ionic compound

  • Name ionic compounds

Objective 2. Write names and formulas of covalent compounds

Tasks:

• • Read Section 3.3 in your text

  • Watch the course video Formulas and Names (begin at 27:30)

Upon successful completion of this objective, you should be able to:

• • Write the formula for a covalent compound from the name

  • Name a covalent compound from the formula

Objective 3. Write Lewis dot structures of covalent compounds

Tasks:

• • Read Section 3.4 in your text

  • Watch the course video Lewis Dot Structures

Upon successful completion of this objective, you should be able to:

• • Draw a Lewis dot structure given a covalent formula