[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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

Did you ever wonder how or why atoms bond together? This interactive tutorial sheds some light on why bonds form and the difference between ionic and covalent bonds.

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."

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

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 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,...

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

Read and learn about the process in which compounds are named and written. View several examples of written compounds and have access to links that give more information about writing names and formulas for compounds.

This site provides a detailed overview of atoms. Content explores an atom's structure, as well as what ions are, how atoms bond, what compounds are (including how to name compounds), and what isotopes are.

Here you can find some great information about the 9th element in the periodic table, "fluorine." Content focuses on fluorine's electrons, where you can find fluorine in nature and in the home, and how fluorine combines with other elements.

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.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to write chemical formulae and what they represent about the substance.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will be introduced to some of the basic concepts of chemistry.

Here you can find out about hydrogen, the first element in the periodic table. Content includes shell information, where to find it in nature, and why it is helpful to us.

Here you can find lots of great information about helium. Learn about its electrons, where it exists in nature, and about the element itself!

Here at Chem4Kids.com you can find some great information about the 5th element in the periodic table, "boron." Content focuses on boron's electrons, where you can find boron in nature and in the home, and how boron combines with other...

Click on the left navigation terms for some great information about the 6th element in the periodic table, "carbon." Content focuses on carbon's electrons, where you can find carbon in nature and in the home, and how carbon combines with...