Chemistry for the gifted and talented: ionic bonding

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An explanation often given for ionic bonding is that atoms lose or gain electrons to achieve noble gas configurations. This activity evaluates that as a complete explanation.

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England
- A/AS level
Wales
- A/AS level
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 1: THE LANGUAGE OF CHEMISTRY, STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND SIMPLE REACTIONS
      - 1.4 Bonding
        (a) ionic bonding in terms of ion formation and the interaction between positive and negative ions in an ionic crystal
- GCSE
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 2: CHEMICAL BONDING, APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
      - 2.1 BONDING, STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES
        (c) electronic structure in explaining how ionic bonding takes place (and how this is represented using dot and cross diagrams)
        (d) the accepted structural model for giant ionic structures in explaining the physical properties of ionic compounds
  - WJEC Combined science
    - Unit 5: Chemistry 2
      - 5.1 BONDING, STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES
        (c) electronic structure in explaining how ionic bonding takes place (and how this is represented using dot and cross diagrams)
        (d) the accepted structural model for giant ionic structures in explaining the physical properties of ionic compounds
Republic of Ireland
- Leaving Certificate
  - Chemistry
    - 2. Chemical bonding
      - 2.3 Covalent Bonding
        Depth of treatment
        Covalent bonding as the sharing of pairs of electrons. Single, double and triple covalent bonds.
        Characteristics of covalent substances.
      - 2.2 Ionic Bonding
        Depth of treatment
        Ionic bonding as electron transfer.
    - 5. Fuels and heats of reactions
      - 5.4 Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
        Depth of treatment
        Chemical reactions can result in a change in temperature. Exothermic and endothermic reactions (and changes of state).
        Combustion of alkanes and other hydrocarbons.
        Sign of ΔH

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