Name Section: Date: Score: Signature of Instructor:: Laboratory Activity 9 Chemical Bonds
Name Section: Date: Score: Signature of Instructor:: Laboratory Activity 9 Chemical Bonds
Name Section: Date: Score: Signature of Instructor:: Laboratory Activity 9 Chemical Bonds
LABORATORY ACTIVITY 9
CHEMICAL BONDS
Introduction:
There are many types of chemical bonds and forces that bind molecules together. The two most basic types
of bonds are characterized as either ionic or covalent. Ionic bonding is the complete transfer of valence electron(s)
between atoms. It is a type of chemical bond that generates two oppositely charged ions. In ionic bonds, the metal
loses electrons to become a positively charged cation, whereas the nonmetal accepts those electrons to become a
negatively charged anion. In ionic bonding, more than 1 electron can be donated or received to satisfy the octet
rule. By losing electrons metals can achieve a noble gas configuration and satisfy the octet rule. Similarly,
nonmetals that have close to 8 electrons in their valence shells, tend to accept electrons to achieve noble gas
configuration. The charges on the anion and cation correspond to the number of electrons donated or received. In
ionic bonds, the net charge of a compound must be zero.
Covalent bonds are formed when atoms share electrons (instead of gaining or losing them) to become
steadier. Covalent bonding involves bonding between nonmetals and/or metalloids. When atoms share one, two or
three pairs of electrons between themselves, it results in single, double or triple bonds respectively. Covalent bonds
can further be classified into polar covalent bonds and non-polar covalent bonds. Polar covalent bonding shows
unequal sharing of electrons between two atoms. Non-polar covalent bonds form a molecule by equally sharing
electrons.
Materials
Distilled water Sugar Test tube rack
Alcohol lamp Candle wax Vetsin (monosodium
Metal spoon Salt (sodium chloride) glutamate)
match Test tube Medicine dropper
Procedures Observation
1. Get a pinch of salt, place it in a spoon and heat
using alcohol lamp for 1 minute.
2. Repeat the procedure for vetsin, sugar and candle
wax.
3. Write your observations.
4. Transfer a pinch of each sample into test tubes.
Add distilled water approximately half of the test
tube. Shake and observe.
Materials:
Candle wax Test tube rack
Distilled water Table sugar, C12H22O11
Vetsin, Monosodium glutamate Sodium chloride, NaCl
Test tubes (4) Conductivity apparatus
Procedure Observation
1. Measure 3.0 g of each sample.
2. Transfer the samples into individual test tubes.
Add 5 mL of distilled water. Shake.
3. Write your observations.
4. Test the conductivity of the compound with
distilled water.
5. Write your observations.
Materials:
Ball and stick model 4 Ball (1 hole)
Ball (4 holes) 4 white sticks
2 Ball (3 holes) 2 white oval sticks
Procedure Observation
1. Using ball-and-stick models, build a model of
each of the assigned molecules (see table below).
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – STEM SPECIALIZED SUBJECT GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
Observe octet rule and its exemptions.
2. Choose the ball with number of holes for the
central atom corresponding to the number of
electron domains.
3. Use single bonds (white sticks) or multiple
bonds (violet sticks) as necessary.
4. Use lone pairs (oval white sticks) to show the
presence of lone pairs.
5. Draw a sketch of each model then complete the
remaining entries in your data table.
Molecular Total no. of valence No. of bonding No. of lone Lewis Sketch of the
electrons
Formula pairs pairs structure model
1. NH3
2. BH3
3. SO2
4. Cl2
5. H2O
6. HF
7. C2H4