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[S1] LESSON 45 : Chemistry Headstart L4 – Ionic Bonding Part 1 Updates/Debrief

[S1 Maths + Science PMCians]

What we did in 2 hours:

This week we started our Part 1 of Science Headstart on Chemistry – Ionic Bonding.

 

For the first half an hour of the lesson, we did a quick recap on what you should have already known and learnt in Sec 1:

1) Atom – consists of protons and neutrons that are located in the nucleus and electrons that orbit around the nucleus.

2) Proton/Atomic number = number of protons; Mass/Nucleon number = number of protons and neutrons.

3) An atom is electrically neutral, hence number of protons = number of electrons.

4) Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.

 

We then moved on to introduce new concepts which include:

1) Electrons move around the nucleus in electron shells and each electron shell can only hold a fixed number of electrons.

2) Group number = number of valence electrons; Period number = number of electron shells.

3) Noble gases are located in Group 0 and have fully filled valence shells. They are stable and unreactive.

4) Elements in Group I to VII gainlose of share electrons to achieve electronic configurations like noble gases.

      => Group I to III lose electrons to form cations (+ve ions)

      => Group V to VII gain electrons to form anions (-ve ions)

 

Lastly, we had fun with Kahoot! before we ended our lesson. 🙂

 

Special Mention:

Next lesson we will continue with Part 2 of our Science Headstart on Chemistry – Ionic Bonding.

 

See you soon! 🙂

 

 

Your friendly tutors,

The S1MA+SCI Team

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