ScienceYears 10–11Chemistry — Bonding

Bonding, structure and properties

Explain ionic, covalent and metallic bonding; relate bonding to properties of substances including giant and simple molecular structures

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a bunch of magnets. Some stick together really tightly, others are looser. That's like atoms bonding!

  2. 2

    What holds atoms together in a material?

  3. 3

    Build a simple molecule by dragging atoms to form bonds.

  4. 4

    Let's figure out why salt (NaCl) is hard and brittle.

  5. 5

    Why is salt (NaCl) hard?

  6. 6

    Explore how graphite conducts electricity — the layers of carbon atoms.

  7. 7

    Graphite's layers slide over each other — this makes it useful as what?

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