Bondinginquiry Activity

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BONDINGINQUIRY ACTIVITY

SUBSTANCEGROUP#1:

Foreachofthefollowingsubstances,placethe symbolof thefirst elementinitsspotontheperiodictableusingredink.Then,placethesymbolof thesecondelementin thesubstancein itsspotonthe periodictableusingblackink.

NaClLiBrKFZnCl2Fe2O3CuI2Al2S3

QUESTIONSFOR SUBSTANCEGROUP#1:

1.Whatcommonalitydo younoticeaboutthelocationofthefirstelementin eachsubstance with respect to the black staircase?

2.Based on yourknowledgeabout the periodictable,what“classification” wouldyougive theseelements?Metal

orNon-Metal?

3.Whatcommonalitydo younoticeaboutthelocationofthe secondelementineachsubstance with respect to the black staircase?

4.Based on yourknowledgeaboutthe periodictable,what“classification” wouldyougive theseelements?Metalor

Non-Metal

SUBSTANCEGROUP#2

Foreachofthefollowingsubstances,placethe symbolof thefirst elementinitsspotontheperiodictableusinga red ink.Then,placethesymbolof thesecondelementin thesubstancein itsspotonthe periodictableusingblackink.

CCl4P2O5N2O4NI3PBr3F2Se

QUESTIONSFOR SUBSTANCEGROUP#2:

1.Whatcommonalitydo younoticeaboutthelocationofthefirstelementin each substance with respect to the black staircase?

2.Based on yourknowledgeaboutthe periodictable,what“classification” wouldyougive theseelements? Metalor Non-Metal?

5.Whatcommonalitydo younoticeaboutthelocationofthe secondelementineachsubstance with respect to the black staircase?

3.Based on yourknowledgeaboutthe periodictable,what“classification” wouldyougive theseelements?Metalor

Non-Metal?

TYINGITTOGETHER:

4.Group 1 substancesarecalledioniccompoundsandGroup 2substancesarecalledcovalentmolecules.Write asimplerulethatwillallowyou to classifycompoundsas ionicorcovalentonthebasis ofwhatyouhavelearnedfromthe model.

5.Didthesubscripts(thelittlenumbersshownin thecompoundformulas)provideanyinsightintodeterminingwhether asubstanceisionic orcovalent?Whyor whynot?

ELEMENT EVALUATION:

6.Fillinthefollowingtablesidentifyingthetype ofelementpresentinthesubstance. Use“M”formetal, and“NM” fornon-metal.

FORMULA / 1STELEMENT (Mor NM) / 2ND ELEMENT(M orNM) / CLASSIFICATION
(Ionic or Covalent?)
NaBr
SF6
CoBr2
BaS
NO2
C6H6
CrCl3
CO2
MnO2
PbCl2
OF2
CsF