Resources: The Name is Bond...Ionic Bond - Using Conductivity to Determine Bond Type

• Chemical Bonding and Solutions - making- and breaking connections [segue from Disappearing Powder - Investigating Solubility, a(n) FCPS lab activity]...
  1. Ionic bonding (e.g., metal- plus non-metal compounds)
  2. Covalent bonding (e.g., non-metal- plus non-metal compounds)
  3. ExploreLearning - Interactive Math and Science Simulations: Ionic Bonds; and Covalent Bonds. See related Exploration Guides.
  4. The ACS Periodic Table, American Chemical Society. [Teacher's Note: The preceding website is especially well-suited for illustrating chemical groups (families), such as metals and non metals.]
• The Name is Bond..., a(n) FCPS lab activity
  1. Enhanced data table
  2. Vernier® Conductivity Probe: User Guide; Technical Information. Science First® Conductivity of Water Tester - a qualitative demonstration of the conductivity of various solutions.
  3. Siemens (unit): The siemens (symbol: S) is the SI derived unit of electric conductance. Two commonly used SI multiples are millisiemens (symbol: mS; multiple: 10^-3; meaning: thousandths of a siemens) and microsiemens (symbol: μS; multiple: 10^-6; meaning: millionths...).
  4. Graph (and data table) showing the relationship between solution concentration and conductivity, a Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet
• Conductivity simulators:
  1. Conductivity of Ionic Solutions
  2. Electrolyte Solution Simulation ("Compounds that conduct an electric current in aqueous solution or in the molten state are known as electrolytes. This is due to the fact that ions are free to move about in the solutions. The degree of conductivity depends on the solubility of the ionic compound and the number of ions present in the solution.")