Unit 6: Chemical Bonds
Assigned Reading
All students: Read Ch. 6 "Chemical Bonds" in the white book.
AP Chemistry: You'll read Ch. 5, 7, and 11 in the Ebbing-Gammon book. Follow the AP Substances & Mixtures homework instructions below.
Labs/Projects
All students: Read Ch. 6 "Chemical Bonds" in the white book.
AP Chemistry: You'll read Ch. 5, 7, and 11 in the Ebbing-Gammon book. Follow the AP Substances & Mixtures homework instructions below.
Labs/Projects
- Nitrogen Compounds lab
- Bombardier Beetle research assignment
Handouts
| Handout: CHEMICAL BOND CHART.pdf |
| AP_substances___mixtures_homework_instructions.docx |
Ch. 6 Review Exercises
Complete the following problems starting on p. 159: #7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and 18. On your Lewis Structures I want to see all valence electrons as "dots". If you use dashes or other shortcut methods, you will have points deducted. Make sure you have all 23 answers, worth 23 points. Write them up neatly IN YOUR OWN HANDWRITING. Keep the same numbering, please! Show all calculations or you will have points deducted.
Complete the following problems starting on p. 159: #7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and 18. On your Lewis Structures I want to see all valence electrons as "dots". If you use dashes or other shortcut methods, you will have points deducted. Make sure you have all 23 answers, worth 23 points. Write them up neatly IN YOUR OWN HANDWRITING. Keep the same numbering, please! Show all calculations or you will have points deducted.
Nitrogen Compounds lab
We will make and test various nitrogen compounds.
We will make and test various nitrogen compounds.
- Nitrogen (N2) is the most prevalent element in "air", making up 78% of the earth's atmosphere.
- Nitrogen is the "lazy" element; it doesn't like to combine with anything else. You breath it in and out your whole life, and yet it does nothing in your lungs.
- You need nitrogen to make the amino acids necessary for you to live. All amino acids have nitrogen in them.
- Plants uptake nitrogen in the form of nitrates (NO3) and ammonium (NH4) found in the soil. Animals then eat the plants (and/or other animals) and get their nitrogen that way.
| nitrogen_compounds_lab_handout.pdf |
| nitrogen_compounds_lab_-_student_examples.pdf |
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Bombardier Beetle research assignment
Research the following and submit a 1-1/2 to 2 page research paper: "The Bombardier Beetle uses an explosive discharge as a defensive measure. Explain and illustrate how this works and how this chases off the predator. Sketch the mechanism, and show the chemical reactions involved."
Research the following and submit a 1-1/2 to 2 page research paper: "The Bombardier Beetle uses an explosive discharge as a defensive measure. Explain and illustrate how this works and how this chases off the predator. Sketch the mechanism, and show the chemical reactions involved."
| Bombardier Beetle research papers - student examples |
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Other
| 6._chemical_bonds_review_qs_6a-6c_student_example_1.pdf |
| 6._chemical_bonds_review_qs_6a-6c_student_example_2.pdf |
| 6._chemical_bonds_exercises_6.16-6.18_student_example_.pdf |