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Nomenclature
In this nomenclature activity, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in the formula, cation, anion, and name of the given compounds.
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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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Review of Ionic and Covalent Compounds and Transitioning from Ionic to Covalent Compounds
Here is a unique assigment: compare and contrast ionic and covalent compounds in an extensive data table and then analyze Lewis dot structures in antoher. Three columns are to befilled in: "characteristic or feature," "applies to ionic...
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What Happens When Chemicals Are Put Together?
For this compounds worksheet, high schoolers 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...
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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 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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Laboratory: Ionic Compound Solubility
In this solubility worksheet, students answer post activity questions about the lab work they completed with ionic compounds. They write sentences about solubility of cations from their lab work. They write chemical reactions for their...
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Ionic Compound Formulas
By contrasting cations and anions, this presentation shows how to predict ionic charges by periodic groups. The slides conclude with a few guided practice problems for writing ionic compound formulas.
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Ionic Bonding
Here's a presentation that answers the age-old question of the covalent bond to the ionic bond, "Why won't you share?" Included is information about covalent and ionic bonds, the octet rule, ionic compounds, cations versus anions, and...
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Transition Metals
In this transition metals worksheet, 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 instructional 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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Science Puzzlers, Twisters, and Teasers: Chemical Bonding
What a cute approach to chemical bonding! Atoms all have human names and are attending at a dance. Who will pair up with whom? By reading the characteristics, and not the element name, chemistry whizzes figure out the bonding pairs....
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AP: Chapter 36: Transport in Plants
When you need a review worksheet for your AP biologists on water and nutrient transport in plants, this one is for you! From the simple stuctures involved to the complex mechanisms that make it happen, the details of transport are...
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Vocabulary - Unit 5, Chemical Bonds
All you will find in this resource is a list of vocabulary terms dealing with chemical bonds. Space is provided for chemistry learners to write out definitions. This would be a terrific tool to help prepare them for a quiz.
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Chapter 14 Review, Section 2: Acids and Bases
Lewis acids and bases, Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases, ionization, and more are covered by this chemistry handout. It serves as a review of a specific textbook section, but will also serve as a nice review for any general chemistry...
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Clever Characters for Oxidation and Reduction Concepts
This PowerPoint presents five graphics for helping chemistry scholars to remember the basics of general oxidation and reduction. You will find clever characters, such as An ox to explain that an anode is where oxidation occurs. The...
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Cations and Anions
In this cations and anions activity, students complete 2 graphic organizers by filling in the name or formula for each cation and the name or formula for each anion.
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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, high schoolers 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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Acids, The Basics: What are They and How Do We Name Them?
What acids are and how they are named are the main topics approached in this slide show. Explore the definitions and behavior of acids, along with directions for naming and writing reactions. The last slide has some practice questions...
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Common Ions and Formulae of Ionic Compounds
Produced in the UK, this handout contains a chart of cations and anions. It explains how ionic compounds are formed and named. This is a concise and attractive handout that can be useful as a reference for your chemistry apprentices.
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IB.8 Laboratory Activity-Water Testing (Micro)
Students 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 they...
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Ionic Bonds
For this ionic bond worksheet, high schoolers 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...
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Predicting the pH of Salt Solutions
A single page provides you with lecture notes for your lesson on hydrolysis. Introduce your chemistry class to Bronsted-Lowry theory by explaining the hydrolysis of acidic cations and basic anions. Show them how the resulting pH can be...