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Atomic Theory and Bonding
Chapter 11 & 12 Learning Targets
1. Identify how the model of the atom has changed through the years.
a. Bohr, Rutherford, Thomson
b. Cathode Ray and Gold foil experiments
2. Explain how the EMS can help identify an element.
3. Calculate relationship between energy, speed of light, wavelength, and
frequency.
4. Analyze the trends of the periodic table based on electronegativity, electron
configurations, ionization energy, and atomic radius.
5. Predict the electron configuration for an element based on the number of
electrons.
6. Predict the electron configuration for an element based on the location on the
periodic table.
7. Identify a few exceptions to the electron configuration rules.
8. Identify the characteristics of the families of the periodic table.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Differentiate between ionic, polar covalent, nonpolar covalent bonds based on
electronegativity.
10. Predict the type of atomic bond of a compound based on the physical
properties.
11. Draw the Lewis structures for simple molecules. (1 central atom or 2 different
elements)
12. State the concept of resonance.
13. Apply the VSPER theory to predict the shape of molecules. (using shapes on pg
389, table 3.4)
14. Predict the polarity of a molecule based on electronegativity values and the
VSPER theory. (unbalanced = nonpolar; balanced= polar)
15. Differentiate between types of IMFs based on polarity of a compound.
(Hydrogen bond, permanent dipole interaction, induced dipole interaction)
16. Relate the IMFs to physical properties of substances. (hydrogen bonds vs.
permanent dipole interaction w/boiling point; gases vs solids)