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Ionic Bonding

 

How Atoms Bond: Ionic Bonds - just one of the short videos available FREE from ChemistryNow (NBC Learn)

Cheeseburger Chemistry: How Atoms Bond: Ionic Bonding video

The video (below) describes the structure and properties of ionic compounds (watch until 48 seconds).

Experimentally Forming NaCl:

 

 

The following links should better help you understand the structure and properties of ionic compounds:

Ionic Bonding Tutorial (structure of ionic bonds)

Formation of NaCl tutorial Bonding Tutorial

Structure and Properties of Ionic Compounds

 

To better understand how (and WHY) to balance ionic formulas, view the following interactive simulation:

Binary Ionic Compounds Balancer

 

To practice naming compounds:

Naming Practice (contains both ionic and covalent compounds)

 

Writing Ionic Formulas tutorial

 

 

 

 


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