Ionic Bonding

Learning Objective
• To understand how an ionic bond is formed.

Success Criteria
• To recall knowledge from Unit 4.1 of the periodic table.
• To define keywords.
• To describe how an ionic bond is formed.
• To draw the formation of an ionic bond.
 Starter
Write down anything you know about sodium and chlorine
on the starter sheet.

You have 2 minutes.

2 1:30 1 0:30 0

You can use

your periodic
table to help
you.
 Big Question!
How can a toxic gas and a reactive metal make the
salt on my chips?
 Paired Research
In pairs, choose who will research sodium and who will research chlorine.

Read the information sheet and make brief notes on the

activity sheet. Don’t copy whole sentences!

Once the time is up, you must talk about

the key points you wrote down and complete
the other part of your Venn diagram.
 Summary Points
Sodium Chlorine
non-metal
metal
solid
gas
group 1
group 7

Electron Electron
configuration configuration
is 2,8,1. is 2,8,7.

Both are elements on

the periodic table.
 Ionic Bonding
This type of bond happens between a metal and non-metal.

metals

non-
metals
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Metals in group 1 have 1 electron on their outer shell. For example, sodium.
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Non-metals have higher group numbers. This means they have more electrons on
their outer shell. For example, chlorine is in group 7 and has 7 electrons on its outer
shell.
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The 1 outer electron from the sodium atom moves over to the chlorine atom.
Chlorine now has a complete shell of 8 electrons and so does sodium.

-
 Ionic Bonding
Since sodium has lost an electron, the atom no
longer has an overall charge of 0.

Pause for Thought

What do you think the charge
might be?

Tip: Think about the electrons and protons

usually being in equal amounts.
 Ionic Bonding
Since sodium has lost an electron, the number of
positively charged protons is greater.

12 positive protons versus 11 negative electrons.

The atom now has a charge of +1.

A charged particle is called an ion.

This is where the name ‘ionic bonding’ comes from.

 Ionic Bonding
The chlorine atom has gained an electron.

Pause for Thought

What do you think the charge might
now be?

Tip: Think about the electrons and protons usually

being in equal amounts.
 Ionic Bonding
The chlorine atom has gained an electron.

Electrons are negatively charged.

17 positive protons versus 18 negative electrons.

So chlorine is now -1.

It is also now an ion, as it is a charged particle.

 Keyword Definitions
Ionic bonding is the strong electrostatic force between
oppositely charged metal and non-metal ions.

Ions are charged particles formed when atoms gain or lose

electrons.

Cations are positively charged ions.

Anions are negatively charged ions.

 SOLO Taxonomy Activity
How can a toxic gas and a reactive metal make the
salt on my chips?

Now use the

SOLO taxonomy
sheet to answer
this question in a
logical order.
 Quick Assessment Sheet
Now complete the assessment sheet to show your understanding of
today’s lesson.
Plenary: First Date

Sodium goes on a
date and says
Why?
to chlorine,
‘You complete me.’

Warning:
Bad science
joke!
 Suggested Answers
Sodium transfers one outer electron to chlorine.

They both become stable.

And opposites attract!

 What Did You Achieve Today?
• I can recall knowledge from Unit 4.1 of the periodic table.

• I can define keywords.

• I can describe how an ionic bond is formed.

• I can draw the formation of an ionic bond.