Ayelin Noh November 5, 2012 Period: 5 Ionic vs.

Covalent Bonding Lab Investigation Introduction: Most Atoms are never found by themselves; instead they are bonded to other atoms in ionic or covalent bonds. This is because the atoms need to have a full shell, thats one of the reasons they bond together. All atoms either transfer or share valence electrons. Electrostatic attraction helps electrons hold the atoms together. Hypotheses: Table 1: The expected results of testing five different chemical substances Compounds to Chemical Hypthesis 1: Hypothesis 2: High Hypothesis 3: Will it be Tested Formula Ionic or or Low Melting conduct electricity? Covalent Point? Distilled (pure) H2O Ionic High No Water Sodium Chloride Na2Cl Ionic High No

Sucrose (Sugar)

C12H22O11

Covalent

Low

Yes

Dextrose

C5H12O5

Covalent

Low

Yes

Sodium Sulfate

NaSO4

Ionic

High

No

Procedures: PART I: Melting Point and Stengths of Bonds 1. Fold aluminum foil into a square 2. Place the tray

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PART II: Electrical Conductivity

Results:

Name/Chemical Formula:

PART I: Melting Point (1-5; High, Med. or Low?) 1= lowest: (already melted) 5 3 2 4

PART II: Conducts Electricity? (Yes/No) Dry Dissolved N/A No No No No No Yes No No Yes

FINAL CONCLUSION: Ionic or Covalent Bonds? Covalent Ionic Covalent Covalent Ionic

1. Distilled (Pure) Water/H2O 2. Sodium Chloride/Na2Cl 3. Sucrose (Sugar)/C12H22O11 4. Dextrose/C6H12O6 5. Sodium Sulfate/NaSO4

Conclusion: After this laboratory, it was concluded that sodium chloride and sodium sulfate were ionic compounds, while sucrose and dextrose were covalent compounds. All of the initial hypotheses were correct except for the one we wrote about the ionic ones. We said they were going to melt last but they were the first ones to melt which means they have high melting points.