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Chemistry for the Gifted and Talented: Ionic Su Doku

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This activity gives students practice at working out formulae in a problem solving context.

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England
- GCSE
Republic of Ireland
- Leaving Certificate
  - Chemistry
    - 2. Chemical bonding
      - 2.1 Chemical Compounds
        Activities
        Using the octet rule to predict the formulas of simple compounds - binary compounds of the first 36 elements (excluding d-block elements) and the hydroxides, carbonates, nitrates, hydrocarbonates, sulfites and sulfates of these elements (where such…
        Depth of treatment
        Compounds. Simple chemical formulas.
        Stability of noble gas electron configurations.
        Bonding and valency in terms of the attainment of a stable electronic structure. Octet rule and its limitations.
      - 2.2 Ionic Bonding
        Depth of treatment
        Positive and negative ions.
Wales
- A/AS level
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 1: THE LANGUAGE OF CHEMISTRY, STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND SIMPLE REACTIONS
      - 1.1 Formulae and equations
        (a) formulae of common compounds and common ions and how to write formulae for ionic compounds

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