This assignment was a lab we did to study the physical properties of common solids and their bonding in a substance. In this lab, we were given small pieces of elements that were metals and nonmetals. We had a table which needed to be filled out, it contained the chemical symbol, color, conductivity, and other physical properties we notice. One of the elements were Aluminum, a silver and shiny material which had a strong electrical conductivity. We then had to compare the results we saw with how they are placed within the periodic table. In this lab, we saw that those that were metals had a bonding called metallic bonding. The metals were good conductors and were more durable than the nonmetals. I have chosen this assignment as it was one of lab's I most enjoyed throughout this marking period. I was able to learn more about the difference that metals and nonmetals have. I was able to get a perfect grade on this assignment, which I am proud of. This assignment shows our ability to gather information from this lab and compare it to the periodic table.

This assignment was a quiz we were given regarding electron dot structures for Ionic Compounds. Ionic Compounds were those made up of positive and negative ions such as Sodium Chloride(NaCI). In this quiz, we were to draw the electron dot structure to model the bonding for three ionic compounds. We were then tasked with ansewring question's regarding the ratio of element to element. In one of the particular questions asking, explain why the overall charge of an ionic compound is zero? I was struggling in trying to understand why ionic compound's actually have an overall charge of zero. I have chosen this assignment as one I can look back on for growth. I was challenged and realized that I was doing the work without fully understanding the reason's for why they work. I would improve my work for this quiz by diving deeper into why the overall charge of ionic compounds are zero.