Students look more deeply into the structure of the atom and play a game to better understand the relationship between protons, neutrons, electrons, and energy levels in atoms and their location in ...

Covalent compounds do not conduct electricity. Substances that consist of covalent molecules are usually gases or liquids at room temperature. Ionic bonds are formed between a metal and non-metal ...

Calcium becomes a +2 ion and each chlorine becomes a -1 ion. The +2 calcium ion and the two -1 chloride ions attract each other and form an ionic bond and the compound calcium chloride. One calcium ...