Chapter 15, Section 1

Ionic & Covalent Compounds

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Content
 Describe the properties of ionic
and covalent compounds.
 Classify compounds as ionic or
covalent based on their
properties.
Objectives
Language
 Listen to spoken directions and
chapter information
 Read PowerPoint slides and
Chapter 15, Section 1.
 Write notes based on the
lecture and the text.
 Speak the answers to questions
asked during class.
 Let’s play with balloons!
Ms. Fattig has a balloon phobia. Be nice to her!

Procedure:
1. Blow up your balloon.
2. Rub it in your hair.
3. Try to put your balloon next to your neighbor’s on
the table.
1. What happens? Write this on the back of your vocabulary
sheet.
4. Try to stick the balloons to the front of your table.
1. What happens? Write this on the back of your vocabulary
sheet.
 Balloons Behavior
Write your answers on the back of your vocabulary sheet.

1. Do the balloons have the same charge or different

charge?
• How do you know?
2. If the balloons have a negative charge, what charge does
the desk have?
• How do you know?

Particles that make up ionic bonds are attracted by the

same forces as the balloon and the desk.
 Foldable Notes
Get 3 pieces of colored paper

Directions:
1. Stack three sheets of paper so that the back sheets are
one inch higher than the front sheets.
2. Bring the bottom of all sheets upward and align the
edges so that all of the layers or tabs are the same
distance apart.
3. When all tabs are an equal distance apart, fold the papers
and crease well.
4. Open the papers and staple them along the mountain.
 Foldable Notes
Label the tabs: Chemical
Compounds
We will fill these
out as we go Ionic & Covalent Compounds

through the
Acids & Bases
chapter.
Solutions of Acids & Bases

Organic Compounds

Summary & Review

 Properties of Ionic Compounds
 Brittleness
• Crystal Lattice
 High Melting Points
• Strong Bonds between molecules!
 Solubility & Electrical Conductivity
• Very Soluble in water!
 Polar vs. Nonpolar
• DISASSOCIATE
 Form ions in water.
 Conducts electricity.

Does not conduct when dry!

 Properties of Covalent Compounds
 Low Solubility
• Attraction between molecules of water is stronger than
between water and the compound.
• Oil & Water
 Low Melting Points
• Weaker attraction between molecules than Ionic Bonds
 Electrical Conductivity
• Most don’t conduct when in water.
 Sugar Water
• Some do.
 Acids
 Quick Quiz
Yes this is a quiz! Do your own work!
You may use your notes.

On the back of your Vocabulary & Section Summary

Worksheet:

1. How are ionic compounds formed?

2. Give two examples of covalent compounds.
3. Potassium chloride is a crystalline solid that has a
melting point of 770⁰ C. Is it more likely to be ionic or
covalent?
 Assignment
Draw a cartoon depicting
something you learned from
this section. It can be
anything you want, as long as
it’s about ionic or covalent
compounds.
Due: Monday