Garcia, Nrshimha Deva G. Mrs. Gladys P.

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12 STEM - Aristotle General Chemistry 1

WEEK 3

ACTIVITY 1: ANALYZING DATA

1. Noble Gases

2. They are called noble gases because they are so majestic that, in general, they don't react
with anything. Characteristics of the noble gases are that they all conduct electricity,
fluoresce, are odorless and colorless, and are used in many conditions when a stable
element is needed to maintain a safe and constant environment. This chemical series
contains helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.

3. Argon gas is used in fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs to stop the oxygen in the
light bulbs from corroding the hot tungsten filament. The use of argon in light bulbs
prevents the evaporation of the tungsten filaments, which results in increased light bulb
life.

4. Noble gases are the least reactive of all elements. That's because they have eight
valence electrons, which fill their outer energy level.

5. The octet rule refers to the tendency of atoms to prefer to have eight electrons in the
valence shell. When atoms have fewer than eight electrons, they tend to react and form
more stable compounds.

ACTIVITY 3: Write the needed information to complete the table.

Element No. of electron No. of electrons No. of electrons Lewis dot

lost gained in the ion symbol

Barium 2 electrons 2 electrons 54 electrons

Selenium 2 electrons 2 electrons 34 electrons

Silicon 4 electrons 4 electrons 14 electrons

Bromine 1 electron 1 electron 35 electrons

Aluminum 3 electrons 3 electrons 13 electrons

WRITTEN TASK 3:

1. E

2. A

3. A

4. B

5. C

6. E

7. A

8. B

9. B

10. C

WEEK 4

ACTIVITY 1:

Electron Configuration No. of need electrons to

achieve noble gas
configuration

Arsenic (As) [Ar] 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p³ 3 electrons

Silicon (Si) [Ne] 3s² 3p² 2 electrons

Tellurium (Te) [Kr] 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p⁴ 4 electrons

ACTIVITY 2:

Covalent Compound Lewis Structure

Ethylene (ethene)

Acetylene

Carbon tetracholride

Carbonyl bromide

Hydrogen Fluoride
WRITTEN TASK 4:

1. B

2. E

3. B

4. C

5. B

6. B

7. D

8. B

9. A

10. E