Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry · Chemical Bonding
Ionic and Metallic Bonding
Investigating the electrostatic forces that create crystal lattices and the sea of electrons in metals.
Key Questions
- 1How does the transfer of electrons lead to the formation of stable crystalline structures?
- 2Why do metallic bonds allow for conductivity and malleability while ionic bonds do not?
- 3What determines the strength of the lattice energy in an ionic compound?
Common Core State Standards
HS-PS1-1HS-PS1-3
Grade: 11th Grade
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry
Period: Chemical Bonding
Suggested Methodologies
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