Ionic Bonds
Simulate ionic bonds between a variety of metals and nonmetals. Select a metal and a nonmetal atom, and transfer electrons from one to the other. Observe the effect of gaining and losing electrons on charge, and rearrange the atoms to represent the molecular structure. Additional metal and nonmetal atoms can be added to the screen, and the resulting chemical formula can be displayed.
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Simulate ionic bonds between a variety of metals and nonmetals. Select a metal and a nonmetal atom, and transfer electrons from one to the other. Observe the effect of gaining and losing electrons on charge, and rearrange the atoms to represent the molecular structure. Additional metal and nonmetal atoms can be added to the screen, and the resulting chemical formula can be displayed.
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Task Card: Ionic Bonds
This task card can be used for remote learning or in class as a small group, a station, or individual act... (more)ivity. In this activity, students will create a sodium chloride molecule and explore how metals bond with nonmetals to create an ionic bond.
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Chemistry, Middle School Physical Science
Task Card: Ionic Bonds - Chemical Families
This task card can be used for remote learning or in class as a small group, a station, or individual act... (more)ivity. In this activity, students will use the Gizmo and a periodic table to determine patterns in how elements are groups into families based on similar chemical properties.
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Vocabulaire : liaisons ioniques
IonicBondsVocabF - French Translation
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AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Earth/Space Science, Environmental Science, Middle School Physical Science
Exploration par l’étudiant: Liaisons ioniques
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Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno: Enlaces io´nicos
Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno en español.
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This lab is great for 8th grade physical science. It makes Ionic Bonds an easy to understand and easy to visualize concept.
Recommended for: Middle School Physical ScienceGizmo User from Alabama
Awesome! Helped my students understand so much better now.
Recommended for: Chemistry, Middle School Physical ScienceGizmo User from Georgia
This gizmo could cause confusion because valence electrons are not organized into lone pairs.
Recommended for: ChemistryGizmo User from Ontario
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