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15min Group Divide the class up into group of 4. Each group has to come up with 8
Activity different ions. Each ion has to correspond to a different ON ranging from
-3 to +3 with no repeats. Students then have to pair up their elements to
form compounds.(for example, Na+ is +1, Cl- is -1, they can be paired
together. Mg2+ is +2, O2- is -2, and they can be paired together). Take up
answer in class.
15min Lesson 5. Covalent Compounds: In compounds that do not contain hydrogen
Cont. or oxygen, the more electronegative element is assigned the
oxidation number it would have in an ionic compound. (Provide
electronegativity table)
e.g. In SCl2, chlorine has a higher electronegativity so it is
assigned -1 first and sulfur is assigned +2.
6. Compounds: The sum of the ON in a compound is zero.
e.g. The sum of ON in NaCl is (+1) + (-1) = 0
7. Polyatomic Ions
The sum of the oxidation numbers of the elements in a polyatomic ion
must equal the ion charge. Consider these examples.
e.g. Carbonate ion, . O has ON of -2. There are 3O in the
formula so the total negative charge is 6-. Since the carbonate ion
has a charge of 2-, the ON of C must be +4.
Questions:
- elements not combined with others? (0)
- oxygen in compounds (-2)
- A metal which has lost 4 electrons (+4)
- Iron in the compound Iron (III) oxide (+3)
- Cl in Cl- (-1)
- Mn n MnO4-(+7)
- S in SO42- (+6)
- N in NO3- (+5)
- Nitrogen in ammonia (-3)
- Chlorine in ClO3- (+5)
- Cu in Cu2+ (+2)
- Na in Na+ (+1)
Take up answers
Note:
ON=oxidation number
e- = electron