[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will name ionic compounds containing main group or transition metals, covalent compounds, acids, and bases, using...

Provides a good outline of the concepts involved in ionic and covalent bonding, with links to definition of terms. Features a list of common molecular compounds and a chart that compares ionic and molecular compounds.

Visit this site to find out what covalent compounds are, how covalent bonding is different from ionic bonding, how the properties of covalent compounds differ from ionic compounds, and how to name covalent compounds. There is also a link...

This lesson will provide naming rules for ionic compounds containing polyatomic ions and give examples. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Ionic Compounds: Naming Compounds with Polyatomic Ions in Formula."

Explains what ionic and molecular or covalent compounds are, their properties, and the differences between them.

Article defines and explains compounds which are either ionic or covalent and molecules which are the simplest unit of a covalent compound. Molecules can be represented in many different ways.

A complete lesson on compounds, from introductory material in the beginning to a practice exam at the end. This lesson covers bonding, ionic compounds, molecular compounds, naming compounds, structural formulas, polyatomic ions, and much...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will name ionic compounds containing main group or transition metals, covalent compounds, acids, and bases, using...

Discover different types of compounds such as binary covalent, binary ionic, binary acids, and oxyacids. Explore links that give information about writing names and formulas for different compounds.

Students draw and interpret Lewis dot diagrams for individual atoms and both covalent and ionic compounds.

Through informational text, interactive puzzles, and review questions, students differentiate ionic and covalent bonds and identify the properties of each. They also use oxidation numbers to predict formulas of ionic compounds, name...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of covalent compound, how they are named and how they differ from ionic compounds.

Students will measure the conductivity of several compounds and solutions in order to predict the bond types (ionic or covalent) in the substances tested.

What happens when sugar and salt are added to water? Pour in sugar, shake in salt, and evaporate water to see the effects on concentration and conductivity. Zoom in to see how different sugar and salt compounds dissolve. Zoom in again to...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial describes how the electronegativity difference between two atoms in a covalent bond results in the formation of a nonpolar covalent,...

An explanation of bonding in binary covalent compounds. Rules for naming binary covalent compounds using common names and system names are also provided.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores chemical compounds and how elements form different compounds.

Learn how compounds are formed and broken down by chemical forces.

This lesson focuses on chemical compounds including Ionic and Covalent Bonds, Valences, Lewis Structures, Binary Covalent Compounds, Radicals or Polyatomic Ions, and much more. It also includes a compound worksheet in which the students...

Excellent graphics help this page explain the relationship between electronegativity and bond polarity.

Here you can find some great information about the 14th element in the periodic table, "silicon." Content focuses on silicon's electrons, where you can find silicon in nature and in the home, and how silicon combines with other elements.

Explanation of attractive forces and energy changes involved in bonding.

Find out the difference between elements and compounds, the types of compounds, and how to write a compound formula.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents rules for writing and naming ionic and covalent compounds. There is a short assessment using Activotes.