ACTIVITY

Love of Lab # 1
ELECTRON CONFIGURATION
Direction: Perform this simple activity and follow the procedure
below.

Objectives:
Write the electron configuration of the given elements.
Write the noble gas configuration from the electron configuration.
Determine the group and period number of elements based on the given electron
configuration.

Introduction

An electron configuration is a method of indicating the arrangements of electrons

outside the nucleus. It also shows many electron orbitals an atom has as well as the
number of electrons populating each of its orbitals. It consists of number, letters, and
superscripts with the format: 1s2
Where: the number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) indicates the main energy level
the letter (s, p, d, f) indicates the type of orbital,
a superscript indicates the number of electrons in the orbital.

Noble gas configuration is a short way represent the distribution of electrons in an

orbital. The chemical symbol of the nearest noble gas with less electrons than an
atom is written in brackets then, followed with the electron configuration for the
following orbitals sets.

The Period is determined by looking into the highest energy level in the
configuration, while the Group is the valence electron of the atom. The number of
electrons filled in the last subshell gives the position of the element within the group.
A. Fill-in the table below

Element Atomic Electron configuration Noble Gas

Number (Expanded Notation) Configuration
(Abbreviated Notation)
1. B

2. S

3. Na

4. Si

5. Ca

6. Rb

7. Mg+2

8. Cl-2

9. Ar

10. K
B. Without referring to a Periodic table, fill up the table below

Electron Configuration Atomic Valence Group Period

Number Electron

1. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

2. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

3. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s23p6 4s2 3d10 4p1

4. [ Kr ] 5s2 4d105p3

5.[ Ar ] 4s2
 ACTIVITY

Love of Lab # 2
BONDING BY SHARING OF ELECTRONS

Direction: Perform this simple activity and follow the procedure

below.

Objectives:
Explain how covalent bonding takes place.
Illustrate the sharing of electrons.

Materials:
Periodic Table of Elements

Procedure:
Show how the sharing of electrons form covalent bond in the following compounds:
A. ammonia (NH3)
B. water (H2O)
C. hydrogen chloride (HCl)
D. nitrogen gas (N2)
E. oxygen gas (O2)
F. methane (CH4)
G. hydrogen gas (H2)
H. phosphine (PH3)
I. sulfur dioxide (SO2)
J. chlorine gas (Cl2)

Supply Table 2 with the data obtained in number 1

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Table 2. Types of Covalent Bonds
Types of bond
Compounds Chemical Lewis structure Polar
formula covalent/nonpolar
covalent
ammonia
water
hydrogen chloride
nitrogen gas
oxygen gas
methane
hydrogen gas
phosphine
sulfur dioxide
chlorine gas

Guide questions:
1. How do covalent bonds form between atoms?

2. What kind of elements usually forms covalent bond? Is it possible for metals and
non- metals to form nonpolar covalent? Why?

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 ACTIVITY
Love of Lab # 3
HYDROCARBONS
Direction: Perform this simple activity and follow the procedure
below.

Objectives:
To identify the hydrocarbons as alkane or alkene or alkynes
To write the molecular formula of hydrocarbons.

Introduction:
Hydrocarbons are compounds composed of carbon and hydrogen. It classified based on the kinds of
bonds present as saturated and unsaturated.
Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons that contain only single bonds (C-C) with a general formula of
CnH2n+2, where n refers to the number of carbon atoms. The names of alkanes alkanes always end
with –ane.
Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons containing carbon –carbon double bonds(C=C) with a general
formuka of CnH2n, where n refers to the number of carbon atoms. The names of alkenes always end
with –ene.
Alkynes are unsaturated hydrocarbons containing carbon –carbon triple bonds (C=C) with a general
formuka of CnH2n, where n refers to the number of carbon atoms. The names of alkenes always end
with –yne.

Organic Hydrocarbons Prefixes

Prefix Number of Carbon atoms Formula
Meth- 1 C
Eth- 2 C2
Prop- 3 C3
But- 4 C4
Pent- 5 C5
Hex- 6 C6
Hept- 7 C7
Oct- 8 C8
Non- 9 C9
Dec- 10 C10
Direction: Identify the following hydrocarbons as alkanes, alkene or alkyne. Write your answer on the
space provided.

1. C6H16 ________________________________
2. C6H14 ________________________________
3. C5H10 ________________________________
4. C10H20 ________________________________
5. C3H6 ________________________________
6. C4H10 ________________________________
7. C7H12 ________________________________
8. C9H18 ________________________________
9. C10H22 ________________________________
10. C2H6 ________________________________

For numbers 11-20. Write the molecular formula of the following hydrocarbons. Write your answer on
the space provided.

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 11. Ethene _____________________________
12. Decane _____________________________
13. Butyne _____________________________
14. Decene _____________________________
15. Pentane _____________________________
16. Octane _____________________________
17. Hexane _____________________________
18. Heptane _____________________________
19. Octyne _____________________________
20. Propene _____________________________

Performance/Transfer Task
THE CHEMICALS IN THE PRODUCTS YOU USE
Goal: To inform the visitors about the uses and possible side effects (if there is any) of each component
compound found in the ingredient labels of the commercial products.
Role: Being a chemist, the science coordinator invited you to join the exhibit which features “The
Chemicals in the Products You Use.”
Audience: Students and Science Teacher
Situation: The school in your community, where you are an alumnus, will be holding its Science Fair and
Exhibit.
Product: A Three-fold flyer about the chemical compounds present in commercial products.
Standard for Success: Your Three-fold flyer will be rated based on artistic appeal, appropriateness, and
accuracy. Scoring can be in accordance with the following rubric:

Rubric for the Three-fold Flyer

Criteria Fair Good Very Good
The three-fold flyer is The three-fold flyer is The three-fold flyer is
Artistic Appeal fairly artistic with three artistically appealing aesthetically and
or more modifications with one to two artistically appealing.
needed. modifications needed.
The three-fold flyer is The three-fold flyer is The three-fold flyer is
appropriately labeled appropriately labeled appropriately labeled
and titled for the and titled for the and titled for the
Appropriateness
purpose with three or purpose with one to purpose.
more improvements two improvements
needed. needed.
The three-fold flyer The three-fold flyer The three-fold flyer
Accuracy fairly illustrates the illustrates the accurately illustrates
concepts considered concepts considered the concepts
with three or more with one to two considered.
corrections needed. corrections needed.