Journal Entry:

If a substance has the formula, FeCl₃, What is the transition element? What is it's charge? What is the compound's name?

Learning Intentions

• We will learn the rules for writing formulas and naming binary ionic compounds

• We will learn the rules for writing formulas and naming ionic compounds with transition metals.

• We will learn the rules for writing formulas and naming ionic compounds with polyatomic ions

• We will learn when to apply each set of rules.

Closing Task:

You can name and write formulas for a variety of ionic compounds

Content Standards being covered:

Student understands why bonding occurs between atoms, what types of bonds form when different elements interact, how the bonds form and properties that arise as result of the bond forming.