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Inquiry Into Bonding Lab
Inquiry Into Bonding Lab
Results:
Table 1
Unknown
Unknown
Substance
A
Conductivity Nonconductive
NonSolubility
soluble
41C
Melting
Point
Covalent
Bonding
Unknown
B
Conductive
Unknown E Unknown
F
Conductive Conductive
Soluble
Unknown C Unknown
D
Conductive
Nonconductive
Soluble
Soluble
Soluble
Soluble
39C
300C+
71C
300C+
90C
Ionic
Covalent
Ionic
Bekah Kuster
Unknown A:
I believe Unknown A was covalently bonded because it had several properties of
covalent bonds. One of these properties included not being conductive when put in water.
Also, the unknown substance was not soluble which can often be a property of covalent
bonds. Another property of the substance was a low melting point of 41C (melting at a
quick rate).
Unknown B:
I am uncertain whether Unknown B was covalently or ionically bonded because it was
relatively conductive (bright red, dull green light) which is a property of ionic bonds, but
also had a low melting point (39C), which is a property of covalent bonds. We did
however notice that the substance had a uniform crystal structure, which is a property of
ionic bonds as well. We still may have made an error that could have resulted in the water
being conductive like contaminating the water with another substance. We also may have
measured the temperature incorrectly. However, because it did have a crystal structure
and was conductive, I predict it was ionically bonded. Even so, I still cannot definitively
determine how Unknown B was bonded.
Unknown C:
From testing conductivity, solubility and melting point, I believe Unknown C was
ionically bonded. I believe this because it was conductive (bright red, dull green light),
soluble in water, and had a very high melting point based on the fact that after about two
minutes the substance still had not melted (predicting a melting point of 300C+). These
three properties are all properties seen in ionic bonds; therefore I believe Unknown C was
ionically bonded.
Unknown D:
Unknown D was non-conductive and soluble in water. It also had a relatively low melting
point of 71C (melting at a relatively quick rate). These properties are also properties seen
in covalent bonds; therefore I believe it was covalently bonded.
Unknown E:
I believe Unknown E was ionically bonded because it had the same properties of ionic
bonds. These properties include high conductivity (bright red and green light), solubility
in water and a high melting point based on the fact that after about two minutes the
substance had still not melted (predicting a melting point of 300C+).
Unknown F:
As like Unknown B, I am uncertain whether Unknown F was covalently or ionically
bonded because it was very conductive (bright red, bright green light) which is a property
of ionic bonds, but also had a relatively low melting point (90C), which is a property of
covalent bonds. It is possible we made an error in our testing similar to those predicted
for Unknown B. I also didnt collect data on the unknown substances structure.
Therefore, I cannot determine how Unknown F was bonded.