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Binary Compounds
Binary compounds are explained with the periodic table, atomic charges, and examples. Viewers are taught to name binary compounds and then are presented with a chart of cations and ions. Finally, they see a few photos of forms of silicon...
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What Happens When Chemicals are Put Together?
In this ionic compounds worksheet, students complete two tables with the chemical formulas given the cations and anions that bond.
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What Happens When Chemicals Are Put Together?
In this compounds worksheet, learners write the chemical formulas for ionic compounds given cations and anions. They are also given cations and anions and identify the number of cations and anions needed to write the appropriate chemical...
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What Happens When Chemicals Are Mixed Together?
In this naming acids instructional activity, students are given names of anions and they write the anion symbols. Students then write the formula and name of each acid.
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IB.8 Laboratory Activity-Water Testing (Micro)
High schoolers test different water solutions for the presence of ions. In this water testing lesson plan, students test for iron, calcium, chloride and sulfate ions in solutions. They indicate positive tests based on their results and...
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Ionic Bonds
In this ionic bond worksheet, students read about the transfer of electrons from one atom to another in ionic bonds. They answer seven questions about sodium and chlorine and draw Bohr-Rutherford diagrams to show the bonding between...
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Nomenclature
In this nomenclature instructional activity, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in the formula, cation, anion, and name of the given compounds.
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Transition Metals
In this transition metals activity, students fill in a table given a metal compound with the charges of the anion and cation. They then determine the name of the compounds.
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Transition Metals 2
In this transition metals activity, students name thirty one metal compounds by determining the charges on the anion and cation and writing their chemical formulas.
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Identifying Anions
In this anions worksheet, students are given a table showing 9 anions, the test that indicates the presence of each anion and what will be observed when each substance is added to the anion.
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Predicting and Naming Polyatomic Ionic Compounds Worksheet
In this compounds worksheet, learners write the polyatomic ionic compound formulas or the compound names. This worksheet has 29 problems to solve.
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Naming and Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds
In this ionic compounds activity, students fill in 8 blanks with the appropriate terms, they determine if 4 statements are true or false, they match 4 terms with their definition and they name and write the formulas of compounds....
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Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds
In this writing formulas worksheet, students write the formulas for 15 ionic compounds and name their anions and cations. Students balance the charges of the ions to determine the formula.
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Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds with Complex Ions
In this writing formulas worksheet, students write the formulas for 15 complex ionic compounds and name their anions and cations. Students must balance the charges on the ions and determine the formula.
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Naming Simple Ionic Compounds
In this compounds worksheet, students name 20 ionic compounds by filling in a chart given the chemical formulas of each compound.
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Naming Inorganic Compounds
In this compounds worksheet, students review how to name inorganic compounds and then complete 2 graphic organizers naming the cations and anions.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor: Background Reading for Ionization Energy
A very complete lesson on ionization energy, including tables and charts to illustrate the ideas presented in the text.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Qualitative Analysis of Anions
"In this experiment, you will observe the reactions of some simple salts, analyze common household chemicals, and identify an unknown sample by testing its reactivity."
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Chem Lab: Soluble Puzzles, Cations
These interactive chemistry experiments let you choose the chemicals and measurements and provide results that you analyze. Requires Java.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Gridlocks: Level 2
A collection of grid puzzles that cover a wide variety of topics in intermediate high school chemistry. These are excellent for topic review and reinforcement. The puzzles can be played online and also downloaded as worksheets. Answers...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Ions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn ways to predict what type of ion a given element is likely to form.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Ions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will be able to determine the number of valence electrons for any element and draw an electron dot diagram for any atom....
NASA
Nasa: Positive Ions History
As the title suggests, this page from NASA goes over the history of man's study of positive ions. How did we come to know what we now know about cations?
University of Southern California
Atomic Bonds
This slide show on atomic bonds contains several slides on electron affinity. Other topics include covalent, Sigma and Pi bonds, and atomic bonding in solids.