Chemistry: Matter and Change

Chapter 8: Ionic Compounds

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Chemical Nomenclature
Use the outline at this site as a flow chart for use in naming chemical compounds.
( http://science.widener.edu/svb/pset/nomen_b.html )
Ionic Bonds
View the animation at this site to see the formation of an ionic bond.
( http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~bie2/Ionic%20Bonds.htm )
More Ionic Bonding Information
Visit this site to learn about ionic bonding. Click on the diagrams to view a movie on ionic bonding.
( http://www.humboldt.edu/%7Echem_dpt/resources/C109_BndSup.htm )
Minerals and Their Chemical Composition
Visit this site to explore minerals and their chemical composition. Click on a link to a class of minerals. Choose a mineral and click again to find a photo and other information about your choice. Search the various groups listed in your textbook, the silicates, halides, and borates.
( http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by_class.htm )
Color and Light
Visit this web site to learn more about color and wavelengths. Click on the link labeled continue to find out about the sources of light—natural and synthetic.
( http://acept.la.asu.edu/PiN/rdg/color/color.shtml )
Causes of Color in Minerals
Visit this site to learn more about why minerals appear certain colors. Click on the links to see large color photos of various minerals and gems.
( http://socrates.berkeley.edu/%7Eeps2/wisc/Lect7.html )
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