Christopher Aguilar November 5th, 2012 Period 2

Ionic vs. Covalent Bonding Lab Report

Intro: Most atoms are never found by themselves; however, they are usually bonded to other atoms in covalent or ionic bonds. This is because covalent bonds share valance electrons, while ionic bonds transfer all of their valance electrons. Atoms are able to bond because of the amount of electro negativity.

Hypotheses: Table 1: The expected results of testing five different chemicals Compounds to be Tested Distilled Water Sodium Chloride Sucrose Dextrose Sodium Sulfate Chemical Formula H20 NaCl C12H22O11 C6H12O6 NaSO4 Hypothesis 1: Ionic or Covalent? Covalent Ionic Covalent Covalent Ionic Hypothesis 2: High or Low Melting Point? Low High Low Low High Hypothesis 3: Will it conduct electricity? No Dissolved No No Yes

Procedures: PART I: Melting Points and Strength Of Bonds 1. Fold aluminum foil into a square 2. Place the tray 3. Begin recording observations 4. Allow the aluminum foil to cool and then wash it off

PART II: Electrical Conductivity 1. Weigh 0.1 grams of each sample 2. Test the dry compound for conductivity 3. Add distilled water to dissolve the compound 4. Test the solution for conductivity with the tester 5. Repeat for all the samples

Results: Table 2: The results of testing five different chemicals Name/ Chemical Formula: PARTI: Melting Point (1-5; High, Med. or Low?) Distilled Water/ H20 Sodium Chloride/ NaCl Sucrose/ C12H22O11 Dextrose/ C6H12O6 Sodium Sulfate/ NaSO4 1 5 3 2 4 PART II Conducted Electricity? Dry N/A No No No No Dissolved No Yes No No Yes FINAL CONCLUSION: Ionic or Covalent Bonds? Covalent Ionic Covalent Covalent Ionic

Conclusion: After this laboratory, it was concluded that Sodium Chloride and Sodium Sulfate were ionic compounds, while sucrose and dextrose were covalent compounds. From the results, the ionic compounds were those that conducted electricity in water and had a high melting point. However, the covalent compounds were those who didnt conduct

electricity while dissolved in water. They also had low molting points. Ionic bonds are very strong since the electro static attraction makes the bonds have a high melting point. On the other hand, covalent bonds do not form ions and do not conduct electricity because covalent bonds dont form any ions, meaning that the electrostatic charge cannot flow through the solution.