Chemical Bonding

Chemical Bonding - I can explain how atoms use different bonds to form chemically stable substances evident by my ability to

• Predict the chemical reactivity of elements, and the type of bonds that may result between them, using the Periodic Table
• Explain how atoms combine to form compounds and molecules that are chemically stable, distinguishing between ionic and covalent bonds
• Describe how the valence electron configuration can be expressed as electron dot structures and determines how atoms interact and may bond
• Write and balance chemical equations given a word equation or a description of a reaction
• Write electron dot structure for covalently bonded molecules
• Use ionic and covalent bonding concepts to correctly write the formulas and names of inorganic compounds
• Model the formation of single, double, and triple bonds in covalent compounds
• Compare the relative strengths and properties of ionic and covalent bonds

Chemical Bonding class notes

Extra Practice wksts

Writing Chemical Equations extra practice

Balancing and Writing Chemical equations practice

Lewis Structures

Writing Formulas from Names

Vocabulary: oxidation #, valence #, chemically stable, ionic bonds, covalent bonds, ionization energy, electron affinity, crystal lattice structure, Lewis structures, polyatomic ions, properties of ionic & covalent compounds