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The Periodic Table and Bonding —

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January 17, 2013

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Introducing today’s presenter…
James Kessler
Manager, K-8 Science Education
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Middleschoolchemistry.com
Big Ideas about the Very Small
Chapter 4: The Periodic Table

and Bonding
Welcome
What is middleschoolchemistry.com?
Free online resource for teaching

basic concepts in chemistry at the
middle school level.
Six chapters of activity-based lesson
plans which align with state standards
in physical science and inquiry.
Two main goals:
• Help students understand common
every day observations on the
molecular level.
• Help students to design and
conduct scientific experiments.
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What’s in a Chapter?
• Lesson Plans (5E):

– Hands-on activities
– Student Activity Sheets
– Multimedia
– Extra Teacher Background
• Student Reading
• Test Bank

Goals of the Webinar
• Demonstrate selected activities and

animations from the lessons in Chapter 4
to show how they can be used with
students
• Review some basic chemistry concepts

covered in the lessons

Big Idea for Chapter 4:
What does the periodic table tell us about atoms and why do
atoms bond together to make molecules?
Use the “Fascination Number Line” to indicate your level of

fascination with this question.
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Lesson 4.1
Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
Engage Explore Explain Evaluate Extend
Discussion: What are the three tiny particles that make up an atom?
Introduce a version of the model that students
will be working with throughout the chapter.
Protons – In the center or nucleus of the atom.

Positive electrical charge.
Neutrons – In the nucleus of the atom. No

charge.
Electrons – Outside the nucleus. Negative

electrical charge. Same number of electrons as
protons.
Positive protons and negative electrons attract

each other.
Protons and Electrons
Protons have a positive charge.

Two protons repel each other.
Electrons have a negative charge.

Two electrons repel each other.
But a proton and an electron have

opposite charges.
A proton and an electron attract each

other.

The Hydrogen Atom
In the hydrogen atom, and every other

atom, the negatively charged electron is
attracted to the positively charged proton.
This attraction is what holds the atom

together.
The cloud shows the region around the

nucleus where the electron is most likely
to be. It is not possible to know its exact
location at any time.

Static Electricity is Protons and
Electrons Attracting
Pull a strip of plastic between

your fingers.
Bring the plastic near your

fingers to see what happens.
The plastic is attracted to your

fingers.
Why?

Transferring Electrons

Questions So Far?
Type your questions or comments in the chat.

Lesson 4.2: The Periodic Table
We will focus on the first 20

elements: from hydrogen
(H) to calcium (Ca).
Atomic number: The

number of protons in the
nucleus.
Atomic mass: Made up of

the mass of the protons,
neutrons, and electrons of
the atoms of that element.
The proton and neutron

have about the same mass
and the electron is about
1/2000 as massive.
Why the weird decimal

number for atomic mass?
Periodic Table: Elements 1-20
Carbon has 6 protons in the

nucleus but it has an atomic mass
of 12.01.
This means that some carbon

atoms must have more than 6
neutrons.
The vast majority of carbon atoms

have 6 neutrons but some small
percentage have 7 neutrons.
That’s what causes the average

atomic mass to be just over 12.00.

Play a Periodic Table Card Game
20 sheets – One for each of the first

20 elements.
Upper right hand corner is the

element card.
Cards on the left are about protons,

neutrons, and electrons.
Cards on the right are about energy

levels.
100 cards on the left are for the first

card game.
80 cards on the right are for the

second card game.


Interpreting the Periodic Table

Lesson 4.3 - The Periodic Table and
Energy Level Models
An atom is spherical.
The atom’s electrons are in regions surrounding the nucleus

called energy levels.
The first energy level is closest to the nucleus and can hold a
maximum of 2 electrons.
The second energy level is further from the nucleus and can hold
a maximum of 8 electrons.
The third energy level is still further from the nucleus and can
hold a maximum of 18 electrons. After the third level has 8, the
next two electrons go into the fourth level, and then electrons
begin to fill the third level again until it has 18.
The fourth energy level can hold a maximum of 32 electrons.
What is this atom?

Electrons in Energy Levels
Atoms in the first row

have 1 energy level.
Atoms in the second row

have 2 energy levels.
Atoms in the third row

have 3 energy levels and
so on.
The number of energy

levels is called the
principle quantum
number (n).
The number of electrons

on an energy level = 2n².


Chat Discussion and Questions
Have you done activities similar to the Periodic

Table card games?
What other ideas do you have?
Do you have any questions?

Periodic Trend – Atomic Size
Atomic size decreases as atomic number increases from left to right across a
row.
Electrons are attracted and pulled toward the nucleus more as the number of
protons (positive charge) increases.

Periodic Trend – Atomic Size
Graph shows that the relationship between atomic size and atomic number
has a periodic, or up and down, trend.

Periodic Trends- Ionization Energy
Ionization energy is the energy required to remove an electron from the

outer energy level of an atom. The trend in ionization energies is also
periodic with the lowest ionization energy on the left and the highest on
the far right of any row.

Elements in the Same Group React in a
Similar Way
Sodium in Water
Sodium and potassium have

a similar reaction with water
but the reaction of calcium
and water is different.
Potassium in Water Calcium in Water

Elements in the Same Group React in a
Similar Way
Sodium in Acid
Sodium and potassium

have a similar reaction
with acid but the
reaction of calcium and
acid is different.
Potassium in Acid Calcium in Acid

Chat Discussion and Questions
What will be most challenging for your students

in learning the Periodic Table?
Do you have any questions?

Lesson 4.4 - Energy Levels, Electrons,
and Covalent Bonding
Two hydrogen atoms. Each has one proton and one

electron.
If they get close enough, the electron from each hydrogen

atom feels the attraction from the proton of the other
hydrogen atom.
If the attraction is strong enough in both directions, and

there is room for the electrons on the outer energy levels
of both atoms, the atoms share electrons in a covalent
bond.
Sharing electrons means that the electrons now occupy a

region where they are attracted by the nucleus of both
atoms instead of just the one they started with.

Covalent Bond - Hydrogen Molecule
The atoms are drawn together by the

mutual attraction of the protons and
electrons in the two atoms.

Covalent Bond - Water Molecule
The electron in hydrogen is attracted to the

protons in oxygen. And the electrons in oxygen
are attracted to the proton in hydrogen.
If the attraction is strong enough in both

directions and there is room for the electrons in
the outer energy level of both atoms, the atoms
share electrons in a covalent bond.

Covalent Bond – Water Molecule
The atoms are drawn together by

the mutual attraction of the protons
and electrons in the two atoms.

Water’s Covalent Bond is Polar
The covalent bond in water is polar.
Although electrons are shared between oxygen

and hydrogen, the oxygen has a stronger attraction
for electrons so the electrons are not shared
exactly equally.
The electrons spend more time near the oxygen

part of the molecule, making that part slightly
negative.
Since the electrons spend more time near the

oxygen, the hydrogen part of the molecule is
slightly positive.

Hydrogen and Oxygen in Water
An electric current in water can cause

electrons to be transferred between
water molecules and the electrodes.
This causes the oxygen and hydrogen

in the water molecules to come apart
and to be released as hydrogen and
oxygen gas.
Twice as much hydrogen is produced

than oxygen because for each water
molecule there are two hydrogen
atoms and one oxygen atom.

Atoms Can Form Double Covalent Bonds
The electrons in each oxygen atom are attracted to the

protons in the other oxygen atom.
If the attraction is strong enough in both directions and

there is room for the electrons in the outer energy level
of both atoms, the atoms share electrons in a covalent
bond.
Since both atoms are the same, they have the same
attraction for electrons and the sharing is equal.
This is different from the water molecule

Oxygen Atoms Form Double Covalent Bonds
The atoms are drawn together by the

mutual attraction of the protons and
electrons in the two atoms.

Lesson 4.5 – Energy Levels, Electrons,
and Ionic Bonding
Salt is sodium chloride which is made

up of positive sodium ions and
negative chloride ions.
The ions attract each other according

to their opposite charges and form a
cubic crystal structure.

Ionic Bonding in Sodium Chloride
The chlorine has a stronger pull on the electron from

sodium than the sodium has for an electron from
chlorine.
An electron is transferred from the sodium to the

chlorine.
Now the sodium has 11 protons but only 10 electrons.

The extra proton makes it a positive ion.
The chlorine has 17 protons but now has 18 electrons.

The extra electron makes it a negative ion.
The oppositely charged ions attract each other forming

an ionic bond.

Ionic Bonding
Electron transfer causes sodium

and chlorine atoms to become
positive and negative ions which
attract.

How Can a Clay Object Float?
Soft silver metal, sodium, is placed in a

container filled with chlorine gas.
A drop of water is added to the sodium

which reacts and removes the sodium’s
protective tarnish coating.
The exposed sodium metal reacts with the

chlorine gas.
An extremely reactive metal and a

poisonous gas combine to make an ionic
compound (sodium chloride) that we eat.

Students Model the Ionic Bonding
in a Sodium Chloride Crystal
Students use Styrofoam balls and tooth

picks to make repeating alternating
patterns of ions.
The teacher then stacks each layer to form

a model of a 3-D crystal of sodium
chloride.

Ions that Lose or Gain More than
One Electron
Chlorine has a stronger attraction for the
electrons in calcium than calcium has for the
electrons in chlorine.
Two electrons are transferred from the

calcium atom – One each to the two chlorine
atoms.
This gives each chlorine an extra electron so

each becomes a negative Cl- ion .
The calcium atom now has two more protons

than electrons so it becomes a positive Ca2+
ion.
The positive and negative ions attract each

other to form calcium chloride (CaCl2)

Ionic Bond in Calcium Chloride
Electron transfer causes calcium

and chlorine atoms to become
positive and negative ions which
attract.

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The Periodic Table and Bonding —

Presented by: James Kessler

January 17, 2013

Chapter 4: The Periodic Table

Free online resource for teaching

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• Lesson Plans (5E):

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• Demonstrate selected activities and

• Review some basic chemistry concepts

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Use the “Fascination Number Line” to indicate your level of

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Engage Explore Explain Evaluate Extend

Protons – In the center or nucleus of the atom.

Neutrons – In the nucleus of the atom. No

Electrons – Outside the nucleus. Negative

Positive protons and negative electrons attract

Engage Explore Explain Evaluate Extend

Protons have a positive charge.

Electrons have a negative charge.

But a proton and an electron have

A proton and an electron attract each

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Engage Explore Explain Evaluate Extend

In the hydrogen atom, and every other

This attraction is what holds the atom

The cloud shows the region around the

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Pull a strip of plastic between

Bring the plastic near your

The plastic is attracted to your

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Engage Explore Explain Evaluate Extend

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Type your questions or comments in the chat.

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We will focus on the first 20

Atomic number: The

Atomic mass: Made up of

The proton and neutron

Why the weird decimal

Carbon has 6 protons in the

This means that some carbon

The vast majority of carbon atoms

That’s what causes the average

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20 sheets – One for each of the first

Upper right hand corner is the

Cards on the left are about protons,

Cards on the right are about energy

100 cards on the left are for the first

80 cards on the right are for the

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The atom’s electrons are in regions surrounding the nucleus

The fourth energy level can hold a maximum of 32 electrons.

What is this atom?

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Atoms in the first row