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Science
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Ions
Science – Grade 9
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Ions
First Edition, 2020

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Science
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Ions
Introductory Message
For the learner:
This module is primarily designed to help you, learners, continue learning
despite the present situation. This effort of DepEd is a way to cope-up with its
goal of providing the quality education you deserved.
It is easy, user friendly, and interactive. It allows you to freely give comments
or answers to its parts. Icons with labels are provided as your guide
throughout. Words, figures, and tables are simplified for your easy
understanding.
This module will help you learn Science facts and concepts, and will also
develop your positive attitude, values, and interest in Science.
Explore this module thoroughly for the best experience. Have fun!

How to learn from this module:

To be guided in using this module, you may do the following:
1. Read and follow the directions and or instructions in the activities and
exercises carefully and diligently.
2. Take your time to read the lessons.
3. Answer all given tests, activities, and exercises honestly.
4. Check your answers in the key answers provided in the last few pages of
the module.
5. Familiarize yourself with the following Icons and Terms:
Let Us Learn! - It has the objectives of the module.

Let Us Try! - Pretest or Preassessment.

Let Us Study - Introduction of a new lesson or the lesson itself.

Let Us Practice – Activities for practicing the concepts.

Let Us Practice More – Additional activities for practicing the concepts.

Let Us Remember – Additional activities for practicing the concepts.

Let Us Assess – Posttest or Post assessment.

Let Us Enhance - Enrichment activities.

Let Us Reflect - Application of the concept to a real-life situation.

Answer key to Activities – Key answers to the activities, exercises, and tests.
References - Useful links for the resources used in this module

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 Let Us Learn!

Hello! Good day!

We have some questions here!

What is an ion? How did ions form?

Every compound has its ionic formation, these very tiny particles are
inside the most basic part of an atom.

You will find the answer to these questions as you go along. You will
journey into this module with the following competencies:

Explain how ions are formed. (S9MT-IIe-f-16)

Let Us Try!

Great job! You are now making your moves towards completing this
module!

How well do you know about ions? Let us try to find out by answering
the following questions. After honestly answering this, you may check the
answers in the last part of this module.

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.

1. Which best describes an ion?

a. No charge b. With negative charge only
c. with positive charge only d. with a positive and negative charge

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2. What will happen when an atom loses a valence electron?
a. polyatomic b. positive
c. negative d. neutral
3. What will happen when an atom gains an electron?
a. Polyatomic b. positive
c. negative d. neutral

4. If an element has 3 valence electrons, what charge will likely form on its
ion?
a. +3 b. -3 c. +4 d. -4

5. What charge does proton have?

a. positive b. negative
c. no charge d. it depends

6. What is the charge of an electron?

a. positive b. negative
c. no charge d. it depends

7. An atom that gain and lose electrons is called _____.

a. radioactive b. Matter
c. isotope d. ion

8. Atoms are most stable when their outer shell is filled with electrons.
a. arue b. false
c. maybe d. not sure
9. The positive sub atomic particle ______.
a. atom b. electron
c. neutron d. proton

10. The negative subatomic particle.

a. atom b. electron
c. neutron d. proton

11. What are the seven elements that form diatomic molecules?
a. Hydrogen, nitrogen, fluorine, oxygen, iodine, chlorine, bromine
b. Hydrogen, nitrogen, fluorine, oxygen, iodine, chlorine, carbon
c. Hydrogen, nitrogen, fluorine, oxygen, iodine, chlorine, vanadium
d. Hydrogen, nitrogen, fluorine, oxygen, iodine, chlorine, helium

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12. Is water a diatomic molecule?
a. Yes, water contains 2 atomic molecules
b. No, water contains 2 elements
c. Maybe
a. Yes, water contains 3 atoms which include two hydrogens and one
oxygen atoms.

13. What kind of force is present in the ionic bond?

a. Repulsive force c. neutral force
b. Electrostatic force d. retentive force

14. Why do atoms react with one another to form a chemical bond?
a. To attain stability c. to form molecules
b. To form compounds d. to produce ions

15. What kind of bond will result when two identical non-metallic atoms
combine?
a. Ionic bond c. polar covalent bond
b. Covalent bond d. non-polar covalent bond

Let Us Study

Way to go! Let us level up!

What do you think will happen to the salt when it is placed in water?
Give your hypotheses about this problem.

Source: Word clipart

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 If _______________________________________________, then
_____________________________________________________________________.

If _______________________________________________, then
______________________________________________________________________.

Ionic Charges

Elements react with one another forming new substances, these new
substances are called compounds that are different both in their physical
and chemical aspects from the original atom or element to which they come
from. Compounds are bound together by a strong attractive force called a
chemical bond. A type of chemical bond formed when there is a transfer of
electrons from one atom to another is called an ionic bond. The compound
formed is an ionic compound. This type of bond involves the gaining and
losing of electrons. In doing so, the atoms become a charged particle and
will now be called an ion. An atom that loses an electron becomes a
positively charged ion called a cation and the one that gains an electron
becomes a negatively charged ion called an anion.

How ions achieve charges?

Monoatomic ions
Let us consider the atoms of sodium and chlorine.

Sodium atom belongs to Group 1A and therefore its valence electron is

one. Sodium electron configuration would reveal that it has an excess of one
electron to make the number of its outermost energy level equal to 8 to
attain the stable noble gas structure (He-2, other noble gas-8) as stated in
the octet rule.

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 Na atom Na ion

(1ē is given away to attain stability)

No of electron = 11 no. of electron = 10

Valence electron = 1ē valence electron = 8 ē
Charge = 0 charge = 1+
Formula = Na formula = Na+1

This time let us see what charge will chlorine atom have. Chlorine
belongs to Group 7A in the periodic table, which would mean that it has a
valence electron of 7. Since chlorine has 7 valence electron it needs 1
electron to attain stability. So instead of giving away the 7 valence electrons,
the chlorine will accept 1 electron. As chlorine will accept 1 electron, it will
now become an ion with a charge of 1-.

Cl atom Cl ion

(1 ē is accepted)
No. of electron = 17 No. of electron = 18
Valence electron = 7 ē valence electron = 8 ē
Charge = 0 Charge = -1
Formula = Cl Formula = Cl-1

When the two elements combined:

Na(s) + Cl2(g) →Na+1Cl-1

+ →

Sodium-ion and chlorine ion are called monoatomic ions which mean
one atom.

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Polyatomic ions

Polyatomic ions contain more than one and especially more than two
atoms having one charge.
Example: hydroxide(OH-1), Ammonium(NH4+1), sulfate (SO4-2),
carbonate (CO3-2)

When bonded:
Na+1(aq) + OH-1(aq) → NaOH(s)
Sodium + hydroxide → sodium hydroxide

Let Us Practice

Very good! You made it this far! Let us continue rolling!

After honestly answering this, you may check your answer in the
Answer Key Section.

Activity 1: Is Ionic Iconic?

Using the periodic table of ions below to predict the charge of the
following atoms.

Source: Word clipart

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 1. Ne _________
2. Ar _________
3. Kr _________
4. Ca _________
5. Si _________
6. Na _________
7. Xe _________
8. I _________
9. Al _________
10. As _________

Guide questions:
1. What pattern do you see in your periodic table in identifying the charge of
the elements?
2. In what way you can predict the charge of an atom if there is no periodic
table available?
3. If the element is a metal, what can you conclude on its charge? What if it
is Nonmetal?

Activity 2: Lose or Gain?

Identify if the following ions lose or gain electrons indicate also how many
electrons does it lose or gain.

1. Mg+2 _________
2. S-2 _________
3. F-1 _________
4. Ba2+ _________
5. Al+3 _________
6. N-3 _________
7. H+1 _________
8. O-2 _________
9. C2O4-2 _________
10. K+ _________
11. PO4-3 _________
12. CN- _________

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 13. Ca+2 _________
14. Cu+1 _________
15. Hg2+2 _________

Guide Question:
1. What is your basis for identifying ions as loss or gain?
2. What does plus(+) mean? Minus (-) means?
3. What are the monoatomic ions? Polyatomic ions? List down.

Activity 3: One Plus One Equals One

Write the correct formula for compounds containing the following ions.

Ex.
+ →

Al+3 + O-2 → Al2O3 (there are 2-Al,3-O after they bond)

Aluminum ion + oxygen ion → aluminum oxide

1. Ca+2 + Cl-1 →
2. Mg+2 + N-3 →
3. Li+1 + O-2 →
4. Be+2 + Se-2 →
5. Ca+2+ P-3 →

Guide Questions:
1. What ion requires stability or completes the eight electrons?

2. What is produced from the two elements that bond?

3. When are ions formed based on the activity?

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 Let Us Practice More

A. Predict whether the following compounds will produce ions or not. Write
YES or NO on the space provided.

1. HBr __________
2. CO2 __________
3. MgBr2 __________
4. KCl __________
5. CCl4 __________
6. FeCl3 __________
7. CdS __________
8. ScI3 __________
9. I2 __________
10. NH3 __________

B. Answer the following questions based on the table given.

Source: word clipart

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1. What ion will you expect strontium to form? How many electrons will the
ion have?
2. How about selenium in the formation of ion? What anion will it form and
how many electrons will the ion have?

C. Use the table of polyatomic ions in answering the questions below.

Source: word clipart

Questions:
1. From the polyatomic ion list, what is the only cation found on the list?

2. What does it mean when you see the minus (-) sign at the top of the ion?

3. In the thiocyanide ion, how many elements is there that comprise -1

charge?

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 Let Us Remember

Awesome! Now, let us gather what we have learned.

I Learned.

Complete the concept map below.

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 Let Us Assess

Superb! Just Superb! It’s time to try the fruit of our journey!

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.

1. What is the charge of an atom that has lost one electron?

a. -1 b. +1 c. -2 d. +2

2. What is the charge of an electron?

a. positive b. negative c. no charge d. it depends

3. What will happen when an atom loses a valence electron?

a. polyatomic b. positive c. negative neutral

4. What will happen when an atom gains an electron?

a. polyatomic b. positive c. negative d. neutral

5. What will happen when an atom loses an electron?

a. It becomes positively charge
b. It becomes negatively charge
c. It remains neutral
d. It stays the same

6. An atom than gain and lose electrons is called _____.

a. Radioactive c. isotopes
b. Matter d. ions
7. A proton has what kind of charge?
a. No charge c. it depends
b. Negatively charge d. positively charge

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8. Nitrogen will _____ valence electrons when forming an ionic bond.
a. Gain 1 c. loses 2
c. Gain 3 d. loses 4

9. If an element has 5 valence electrons, what will happen to the charge when
it loses 5 electrons?
a. +5 b. -5 c. -2 d. +2

10. When an atom gains a valence electron, it becomes a ______ ion.

a. Polyatomic b. neutral c. positive d. negative

11. What kind of bond will result when two identical metallic atoms combine?
a. Ionic bond c. metallic bond
c. Covalent bond d. non-polar covalent bond
12. What kind of force is present in the ionic bond?
a. Repulsive force c. neutral force
b. Electrostatic force d. retentive force

13. What kind of bond will result between metal and non-metal atoms
combine?
a. Ionic bond c. polar covalent bond
b. Covalent bond d. non-polar covalent bond

14. Why do atoms react with one another to form a chemical bond?
a. To attain stability c. to form molecules
b. To form compounds d. to produce ions

15. Element X belongs to Group 1. Which of the following best describes

element X?
a. High electronegativity b. High ionization energy
c. Low electronegativity d. A non-metallic element

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 Let Us Enhance

You are amazing! This would be easy lemon squeezy!

A. Matching Type: Match the elements of column A to the charge/oxidation

number of column B. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided.

A B
_____1. P a. 3+
_____2. Li b. 4+
_____3. O c. 2+
_____4. Be d. 2-
_____5. Rn e. 1+

B. Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.

According to www.medicalnewstoday.com:

Mineral water comes from natural underground reservoirs and

mineral springs, giving it a higher mineral content than tap water.

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), mineral water

must contain at least 250 parts per million of total dissolved solids. The FDA
prohibits these manufacturers from adding minerals to their products.

Minerals that are often present in mineral water include:

• calcium
• magnesium
• potassium
• sodium
• bicarbonate
• iron
• zinc

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 Unlike tap water, mineral water is bottled at the source. Some people
prefer mineral water due to its perceived purity and the lack of chemical
disinfection treatments.

However, mineral water may undergo some processing. This can

include adding or removing carbon dioxide (CO2) gas or eliminating toxic
substances, such as arsenic.

CO2 helps prevent oxidation and limits bacterial growth in mineral

water. Naturally, carbonated water gets its CO2 from the source.
Manufacturers can also infuse their water with CO2 after extraction.

Question:

What can you conclude in the text given?

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Let Us Reflect
Congratulations! Might what to share your deep thought on this!

In this time of COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot risk our health to any

illnesses. During emergencies, we must know some first aid remedies that
could relieve illnesses temporarily. Ask a barangay health worker or any in
the field of medicine. Find out how to make a home-based oral rehydration
solution (ORESOL) for rehydration and those who suffer diarrhea.
Criteria:
Completeness of the information 5pts
Way of communication and reliability of source 5pts
Written Report 5pts
15pts

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Let Us Reflect
Ions in Our Body Assessment
Answer
Ions enable the flow of electrical signals through the body, they
regulate the osmotic pressure in cells and help maintain the 1. D 11. C
function of muscle and nerve cells. 2. B 12. B
3. C 13. A
4. B 14. A
5. A 15. C
6. D
7. D
8. B
Let Us Remember 9. A
10. D
Answer Activity Ionic
Charge
Answer Answer
Ions
1. D 11. A
A charge particle. If an 1. -2
2. B 12.D
atom loses an electron it 2. -2
3. C 13. B
becomes positively charge ion 3. -2
4. +2 4. A 14.A
called cation and the one that 5. A 15. D
gained electrons becomes 5. +2
6. +1 6. B
negatively charged ion calle 7. D
anion. 7. -2
8. -3 8. A
9. +1 9. D
10. +3 10. B
Pre-Assessment
Answer key to Activities
 References

Books
Pili, Adora S. and Sotto, Rosario L., Science in Todays’ World Chemistry Textbook,
SIBS Publishing House, Inc ., 2006
Aquino, M. D., Madriaga, E. A., Valdoz, M. P., Biong, J. A., and Santos, G. C.,
Science Links Worktext for Scientific and Technological Literacy, Rex Book Store,
Inc., 2017

Website
Medicalnewstoday.com. 2020. Is Mineral Water More Healthful? Benefits And Side
Effects. [online] Available at:
<https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324910#magnesium> [Accessed 30
October 2020].

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