Teacher's Pet
Ionic Bond and Ionic Compounds
It's true! Opposites do attract! A straightforward video lesson explains the basics of ionic bonding. Using visual models, the instructor describes the repeating patterns in an ionic compound. She also explains how a formula unit simply...
Teacher's Pet
Naming and Writing Ionic Formulas
Explore the process of writing and naming ionic formulas and compounds. Pupils learn to build ionic compounds by analyzing their charges. The instructor then explains how to name the newly created compound.
Teacher's Pet
Monoatomic and Polyatomic Ions
Investigate the ions of the atomic world. By referencing the periodic table, the video instructor describes the different charges of monoatomic ions and references both their stock and classical names. She then defines polyatomic ions...
Teacher's Pet
Atoms
Discover the relationship between mass number, atomic number, and the makeup of the atom. The video instructor explains how to determine the number of each subatomic particle from the atomic and mass number. She demonstrates multiple...
Fuse School
What are Ions?
Add a charge to your classes with a lesson on ions! The video instructor describes the formation of ions through an analysis of the electron configuration. Scholars learn the configuration and the notation related to ions.
Fuse School
Making Hard Water Soft
We need softened water to easily clean our homes, our clothes, and our bodies ... but how do you soften hard water? Part six of a 7-video series exploring the world's water resources and issues shows the two most common methods of...
Fuse School
Plasma: The Fourth State of Matter
So, what's the big deal about plasma? Part two of a 14-part series of videos about solids, liquids, and gases helps scholars gain understanding of this important fourth state of matter. The video describes how a gas becomes plasma, how...
Fuse School
Testing for the Positive Ions (Part 2)
How can you tell the difference between chemical compounds, when so many of them are white and powdery? The fifth installment in a series of ten videos exposes learners to flame tests and formation of insoluble compounds as methods...
Fuse School
Neutralisation of Alkalis
Alkalis and how to neutralize them through titrations are the focus of a video that also explains why this process is important in a modern society.
Fuse School
What Makes Things Alkali?
Begin with what an alkali is and how they are formed through ionic compounds. It discusses pH testing and the properties of bases. The video covers three different theories and the way they react.
Crash Course
How To Speak Chemistrian
Learning how scientists named chemicals can be as challenging as learning a foreign language! Chances are, you've used these names at least once or twice in class. From the video, learn how chemical compounds earn their names — no...
Crash Course
Precipitation Reactions
Two plus two is four, but how can two liquids come together and form one solid? Learn how ions can mix in solutions and fall out to form a solid in precipitation reactions through discussion and analysis of cations, anions, and...
Crash Course
Water and Solutions - for Dirty Laundry
The Earth is over 70% water and so are our bodies. What makes water so special? Learn about water and its properties as it relates to solutions, dilutions, electrolytes, and molarity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Periodic Table Transition Metals
an explanation of the electron configuration of the transition metals on the Periodic Table. [5:33]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ionization Energy Trends
Learn how cations and anions are formed by gaining or losing electrons. Ionization energy relates to the ability of an electron to leave or join an atom.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Formal Charge and Dot Structures
An introduction of formal charge and how it may affect the stabilization of dot structures. [11:30]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Solubility and Complex Ion Formation
An explanation of calculating the new equilibrium constant to help understand how complex ions are formed. [14:49]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ions: Lesson 3
This lesson will define an ion and explain what happens if the number of electrons in an atom changes. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Ions."