Unit 6: Chemical Bonds
Reading
BJU Chemistry book: Ch. 6 "Chemical Bonds"
AP Classroom Unit 3 (continued)
Topics
Lab
Bombardier Beetle research assignment
Instructions below
BJU Chemistry book: Ch. 6 "Chemical Bonds"
AP Classroom Unit 3 (continued)
Topics
- Types of chemical bonds
- Lewis structures
Lab
- Nitrogen Compounds lab
Bombardier Beetle research assignment
Instructions below
| Handout: CHEMICAL BOND CHART.pdf |
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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| 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 |