Chemical Bond Classification Table ~ Ionic, Covalent, Lewis Symbols, Structures
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- Grades:
- 8-11
- Answer Key:
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- Pages:
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Description
Welcome! I created this two-page activity to help my physical science and chemistry students recognize the formation of chemical bonds for classification. This lesson features two large tables in landscape orientation.
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Each table presents students with six chemical formulas of compounds or molecules in column one (Methane, water, potassium iodide, aluminum chloride, cyanide, rubidium sulfide, carbon disulfide, ammonia, lithium phosphide, magnesium nitride, nitrogen gas, and silicon dioxide).
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In column two, students sketch the Lewis symbol for each atom.
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In column three, students write whether it is a union of two nonmetals or of a metal with a nonmetal.
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In column four, students classify the bond as being either covalent or ionic.
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In column five, students indicate whether electrons are shared or transferred.
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In column six, students sketch the Lewis structures. If the compound is ionic, students show show the positive charged cation symbol next to the bracketed anion with a full octet of valence electrons with its respective superscript negative charge. Students then balance the charges of the ions in the ionic compound with subscripts.
This PDF file will become editable upon conversion to Microsoft Word using an Adobe Acrobat Reader DC program.
I also included a two-page key with the answers in red font.
This resource complements the following activities about chemical bonds and Lewis Structures in my store.
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Atoms and Bonds Chapter Test
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Drawing Lewis Structures Worksheet
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