Juan Mendez 11-5-2012 Period 3 Ionic vs.

Covalent Bonding Lab Investigation Introduction: Atomic Bonding is one of the first steps to creating chemical compounds. Covalent bonding is the sharing of electrons and ionic bonding is binding via electrostatic charge (positive attracting to negative). Ionic bonds really only work if the bond includes a metal and a nonmetal. Covalent bonds usually only work with two nonmetals which share electrons. These bonds are essential in life because humans basically wouldnt exist without these bonds.

Hypotheses: Table 1: The expected results of testing five different chemical substances Compounds to Chemical Hypothesis 1: Hypothesis 2: Hypothesis 3: be Tested Formula Ionic or High or Low Will it conduct Covalent? Melting Point? electricity? Distilled (pure) H20 Covalent Low No water Sodium Chloride NaCl Ionic High When dissolved Sucrose C12H22O11 Covalent Low No Dextrose C6H1202 Covalent Low No Sodium Sulfate NaSO4 Ionic High Yes Procedures: PART I: Melting Point and Strength of Bonds Fold aluminum foil into a square that will fit on the ring-stand. Place a small sample of each of the 4 different compounds (water is already melted) on your square of aluminum foil simultaneously. Be careful not to mix them up & keep track of them. Carefully place the tray on the ring stand and heat with the Bunsen Burner (no longer than 2 mins). Immediately begin recording your detailed observations, keep track of the order in which the samples melt (or dont melt if thats the case)which ones have strong bonds & which have weak? Allow the square of foil to cool and then wash it off into the sink.

Juan Mendez 11-5-2012 Period 3 PART II: Electrical Conductivity Weigh a 0.1 gram sample of each compound in different wells of a well plate (make sure to ZERO the well plate on the balance). Use the tester to test the dry compound for conductivity. Record your observation (yes or no). Add as many drops of distilled water to the well to dissolve the compound as much as possible. Test the solution for conductivity with the tester. Record your observations (yes or no). Make sure to wash the conductivity tester with the distilled water after every time its used. Repeat for all the samples. Results: Table 2: The results of testing five different chemical substances. Name/Chemical PART I: PART II: FINAL Formula: Melting Point (1-5; Conduct CONCLUSION: High, Med, or Low?) ed Ionic or Covalent Electricit Bonds? y? (Yes/No) Dry Dissolved Distilled (pure) 1 = lowest (already N/A No Covalent Water/H2O melted) Sodium 5 (high) No Yes Ionic Chloride/NaCl Sucrose/C12H22O11 2 (low) No No Covalent Dextrose/C6H12O6 3 (med.) No No Covalent Sodium Sulfate/ 4 (high) No Yes Ionic NaSO4 Conclusion: