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Bonding & Molecular Structure

C.3.5 Use laboratory observations and data to compare & contrast ionic, covalent,
network, metallic, polar, and non-polar substances with respect to constituent particles,
strength of bonds, melting, and boiling points and conductivity; provide examples of each
type.
Topic Outline:
• Different Types of Substances Directions for BLOOMS – Lower Order –
UNDERSTANDING:
• Ionic Constituent Particles Students will locate & label all missing
information in the guided notes using
• Covalent Constituent Particles PowerPoint discussions.

• Strengths of Bonds

• Melting & Boiling Points

o Ionic Substances
o Covalent Substances
• Conductivity
o Ionic Substances
o Covalent Substances
• Solubility
o Ionic Substances
o Covalent Substances
• Summary

Different Types of Substances

Nonpolar
Polar Ionic
Covalent

Covalent Network
Ionic Metallic
Macromolecules

Polar Covalent

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 Ionic Constituent Particles

Covalent Constituent Particles

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 Strengths of Bonds

Melting & Boiling Points

Ionic Substances
• High Melting & Boiling Points due to Stronger Bond Force

Covalent Substances
• Low Melting & Boiling Points due to Weaker Bond Force

Conductivity

Ionic Substances
• Create Ions which are great conductors
• Metallic Ions are the best conductors
• Melted Ions of other fashions (or free ions in water) are the next best conductors.

Covalent Substances
• Poor electrical conduction in all physical states.

Solubility
What’s needed to break these substances apart in liquids?

Ionic Substances
• Polar Liquids – Water

Covalent Substances
• Nonpolar Liquids – Lipids (Oils, fats)

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 Summary
Ionic Compounds
• Solids unless melted at extremely high temperatures (made of Ions)
• High melting & boiling point
• Conduct electricity when disassociated in water
• Metals are ionic conductors
• Break apart in polar liquids (water)

Covalent Compounds
• Gases, liquids, or solids (molecules)
• Low melting & boiling point
• Poor electrical conductors as solids, liquids, or gases
• Breaks apart in nonpolar liquids (oils; heated fats)

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