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

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

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...

This interactive activity developed for Teachers' Domain demonstrates how attractive forces between atoms create chemical bonds, resulting in the formation of molecules and compounds.