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Science
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Give or Take Action
Science Grade 9
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Give or Take Action!
First Edition, 2020

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Science
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Give or Take Action!
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the Science 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Give or Take Action!
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both from
public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet
the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and
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This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent learning
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Welcome to the Science 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Give or Take Action!
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Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
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6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to
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 We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep
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 What I Need to Know

This module is designed and written for Science learners. It helps to understand how tiny things react to
become stable. The scope of this module permits the learners to utilize its contents in many different
learning situations. The lessons are arranged according to standard and sequence of the course, and the
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary levels of the learners.

After going through this module, the learners are expected to:
Explain how ions are formed ( S9MT-IIe-f-16).
Specifically learners are expected to:
1. Determine the charges of ions of atoms.
2. Describe the formation of cations and anions (Give or Take Action).
3. Illustrate cation and anion by using the Lewis symbol.

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 What I know

Instruction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Which of the following is the negatively charged ion of an atom?
a. Cation c. Ionic
b. Anion d. Neutral

2. Which of the following is the charge of Magnesium ion?

a. 2+ c. 1+
b. 2- d. 1-

3. Which of the following represents sulfur ion?

a. S+6 b. S-6 c. S-2 d. S+2

4. What group of elements in the periodic satisfies the octet rule without forming
compounds?
a. Alkali Metals b. Halogens c. Noble gases d. Actinides

5. What is the charge of bromine ion that belongs to group 7 in the periodic table of
elements?
a. -1 b. +1 c. -2 d. +2
6. How many dots should be around an elemental symbol in Lewis dot diagram if it has
a full octet?
a. 8 b. 6 c. 2 d. 10

7. Which among the following shows that an atom is stable?

a. having 2 valence electrons c. having 6 valence electrons
b. having 4 valence electrons d. having 8 valence
electrons

8. What is the electron dot structure for Phosphorous atom ?

? ?
a. ●P ● b. ● P c. ● P ● d. ● P ●
? ?
9. Why do atoms react with one another to form a chemical bond?
a. To attain stability c. To form molecules
b. To form compounds d. To produce ions

10. How is a positively charged ion formed from an atom?

a. By gaining an electron c. By gaining a proton
b. By losing an electron d. By losing a proton

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11. The cation Fe3+ is formed when _______.
a.an atom of iron loses two electrons
b.an atom of iron loses three electrons.
c.an atom of iron gains three electrons.
d.an atom of iron gains two electrons.

12. How does Ionic bonding take place?

a.Two non-metallic elements of different kinds form strong forces of attraction.
b.Two non-metallic elements of the same kind form strong forces of attraction.
c.A non-metallic element like Fluorine is attracted to a metallic element like Sodium.
d.A metallic element like Sodium transfers an electron to a non-metallic element like
Chlorine.

13. Which of these statements about a negative ion is true?

a.It has an equal number of protons and electrons.
b.It has more protons than electrons.
c.It has more electrons than protons.
d.It has less electrons than protons.

14. How do metal atoms form ions?

a.They lose electrons to form negative ions.
b.They lose electrons to form positive ions.
c.They gain electrons to form positive ions.
d.They gain electrons to form negative ions.

15. How ions are formed?

a.Ions are formed when neutral atoms gain or lose electrons to become positively or
negatively charged.
b.Ions are formed when neutral atoms gain or lose protons to become positive or
negatively charged.
c.Ions are formed when the outer energy shells of an atom are filled.
d.Ions are formed when two atoms join together.

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 Lesson

1 Give or Take Action

When an atom absorbs energy it will lead to “give or take” action with its electron to its
environment or a reaction to another kind of atom to achieve stability. The atom needs to be
stable so it will not lose its energy. The more stable the atom is, the more useful they can be.
Although, some of the atoms are already stable by themselves just like the atoms of the elements
belong to the Noble gases in the periodic table. The reasons for their stability are what other
atoms try to achieve to become stable. The give or take actions shall be discussed in detail in the
succeeding activities of this module.

What’s In

Before we proceed further, it is important to look back on your past lesson that is related to this
topic. This lesson was taken from your previous topic in Science which is connected to this
present topic.

So, are you ready? Let’s begin!

Complete the table below by writing the electron configuration of the following atomic
elements and determine the number of its valence electron.

What I Know!
Elements Electron Configuration Number of Valence Electron
1. 11Na

2. 17Cl

3. 12Mg

4. 8O

5. 2He

6. 10Ne

Note to the Teacher

The table printed in this page of the module will not be
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accomplished by the learner. Hence, a separate copy may be
provided to the learner.
 What’s New
Give or take action is a thing we usually observe in a relationship, specifically, FRIENDSHIPS. Let us
take a moment to read the conversation below which happens inside a snack house:

Cation: Hey Anion! What’s up man?

Anion: I have a problem, man. My phone charger got broke and

my phone battery is empty now!I can’t play with ML, man.

Cation: That’s not a problem, I bought two chargers yesterday. I’ll give this one to you for free.

Anion: Are you sure of that?

Cation: I’m POSITIVELY sure! Why? Are you really going to pay me if it isn’t for free?

Anion: Nah…. NEGATIVE! (laughing out loud)

Then, Neutral, their friend and at the same time the owner of the snack house, came in to join them.

Anion: Hey Neutral, can I plug my charger here (referring to the outlet) for an hour, and how much
will you charge me?

Neutral: For you no charge at all, NO CHARGES man!

From the interactions of the three buddies, we get to know the three characters namely; Cation, Anion
and Neutral. In the ion formation, cation is the positively charged atom while anion is the negatively
charged atom and neutral is an atom with no charge.

What is It

Atoms make up the fundamental elements in the universe. Atoms have an equal number of protons and
electrons in its shells. In this state, the atom has no charge and it is said to be neutral. To achieve

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 stability or not to lose its energy, atoms of elements lose or gain electrons and it becomes an Ion. Ion
is a charge atom or molecules. Metallic elements lose electrons to become positively charged called
cations. While non-metallic elements gain electrons to become negatively charged called anions.
These elements can only gain or lose electrons when they interact with each other or absorb energy. The
positive ion or cation contains more protons than electrons since the atom gives up an electron to its
surrounding or it was given to another kind of atom. While a negative ion or anion contains more
electrons since it takes additional electrons from the environment or from other kinds of atoms.

The unstable elements follow the Octet Rule. The word octet means eight (8). This rule states that an
atom will gain or lose electrons to obtain eight (8) electrons in its outer shell. In other words, the atom
wants to reach an electron configuration of the nearest noble gases to them such as Neon, Argon,
Krypton, Xenon and Radon. These elements have eight valence electrons and are said to be stable.
Helium does not have eight valence electrons because it has only two available electrons, hence, it is still
a stable element because its outer shell is full.

From the previous activity, let us see again the electron configuration Magnesium (Mg), Oxygen (O) and
Neon (Ne).

12Mg – 1s2 2s2 sp6 3s2

8O - 1s2 2s2 sp4

10Ne – 1s2 2s2 2p6

Ne is a Noble gas and a stable element having eight valence electrons following the Octet Rule. On the
other hand, Mg and O are both unstable elements. Mg is a metal that can lose an electron, while O is a
non-metal that can gain an electron. Furthermore, Ne has an electron configuration closest to both the
electron configuration of Mg and O.

If Mg will lose its 2 electrons, it will now have 10 electrons and its electron configuration is now similar
with the Ne. Thus, Mg is likely to be in a stable state.

12Mg – 1s2 2s2 sp6 3s2, if it will lose 2 electrons it becomes, 10Mg – 1s2 2s2 sp6 that is now similar with
Ne, 10Ne – 1s2 2s2 2p6.

Thus, cation is form Mg2+.

The 2 is the electron it loses and the (+) sign means
positively charged since it loses an electron.

However, Oxygen (O) is a non-metal, which can only gain electrons. Oxygen needs 2 electrons to have
the same number of electrons with Ne and have an 8-valence electron.

8O - 1s2 2s2 sp4 , if added with 2 electrons it becomes, 10O - 1s2 2s2 sp6 that is now similar
with Ne, 10Ne – 1s2 2s2 2p6.

Thus, anion is form O2-.

The 2 is the electron it gains and the (-) sign means

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 negatively charged since it gains electrons.
These two elements, Mg and O can interact with one another having a give and take interaction with its
electrons to gain stability. Since Magnesium (Mg) wants to lose electrons to be stable, he can give it to
Oxygen (O), since Oxygen needs to take 2 electrons to achieve stability following the Octet Rule. This
two can formed an Ionic compound, an interaction between a metal and a nonmetal.

Lewis Symbol

In determining the number of electrons an atom could give or take, we could also use the Lewis
Electron Dot Structure (LEDS) or simply as Lewis Symbol. The Lewis Symbol for an atom
simply consists of the written chemical symbol of the element and the valence electrons are
represented as dots.

Let us have an example for sodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl).

For Sodium, its valence electron is only one. Thus,

Na
Valence electron

Since Sodium (Na) is a metal, this element could give 1 electron to make its electron
configuration similar to Neon and become stable. The symbol of sodium ion is, Na1+ .
Sodium ion is necessary for regulation of blood and bloody fluids, transmission of nerve
impulses, heat activity, and certain metabolic function.

For Chlorine (Cl) has 7 valence electrons, thus,

Cl

Note to the learners

You have to distribute the dots first around the symbol of the
element in one direction before paring it.

As you can see, Cl is a non-metal element and it needs only to gain 1 electron to complete the
octet rule to become stable. Thus, the symbol of ion formed is, Cl1-. Chlorine ion
is an
essential electrolyte located in all body fluids responsible for maintaining acid/base balance.
These two elements could also interact to form ionic compounds by transferring electrons from
the metal Sodium to a non-metal Chlorine element.

●● transfer e- ●●

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Na ● + ● Cl ●● → Na ● ● Cl ●● 8e- dots
●● ●●

Thus, the element Sodium (Na) transfers its one electron to Chlorine that is willing to take
one electron following the octet rule to become stable.

What’s More

Activity 1.1 Give or Take, Action!

After reading the give or take actions, fill in the graphic organizer below with the required
description in each column to describe how ions are formed. Doing this task would help you
review the concept you have read and you will come to your own understanding.
Element Number of Lose/Gain Ion Charge
Symbol with its Valence Lewis Structure (Indicate the Positive/Negative
atomic number Electron number of
electron)

20Ca

16S 8O

13Al

35Br

Note to the Teacher

The activity printed in this page of the module will not be
accomplished by the learner. Hence, a separate copy may
be provided to the learner.

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 How was it? Were you able to complete it? I hope you find the task easy. In the next activities, you will
use the knowledge you gained to accomplish them. Therefore, get hold of those lessons as we continue
our learning expedition in this module.

Let us continue.

What I have Learned

Atoms make up the fundamental elements in the universe. The atoms are created as ions in a natural
process in nature such as moving air and water. The give or take action of electrons from one kind of
atom to another or to the environment gives rise to its stability. Below is the fundamental concept of how
ions are formed.

Atom has equal number of proton and

Neutral electron. This atom has no charge.
Atom

Atoms lose or gain electrons

Achieving
Stability

An atom that loses an electron becomes

a positively charge called Cation, while
an atom that gains electron becomes a
negatively charge called Anions.

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 Ion Formation
Different ions have also different significant uses in our health as well as in the environment.
Activity 1.2 Frayer Model Completions

Complete the Frayer Model by writing what you have learned about the characteristics of Ion.
In addition, give examples and uses.

Definition Two Characteristics

ION
Examples: 2 examples 2 Uses

Note to the Teacher

The activity printed in this page of the module will not be
accomplished by the learner. Hence, a separate copy may
be provided to the learner.

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 What I Can Do

This time, let us learn how these ions affect people. The reading material is done for you. Hope
you find it awesome! After reading, you are required to answer the questions stated after the
article.

Negative Ions Create Positive Vibes

Ions that are present in the air are created in nature as air molecules break apart due to sunlight,
radiation, and moving air and water. Ions are either negative or positive charges.
Negative ions generate mostly in dense forest, waterfalls, after heavy rains and at the
beach. Once this negative ion is inhaled by a person and reaches the bloodstream, negative ions
are believed to produce biochemical reactions that increase the level of mood chemical
serotonin, known as a happy hormone, helping to alleviate depression, relieve stress, regulate
sleep patterns and boost our daytime energy. Moreover, negative ions increase the flow of
oxygen into the brain, resulting in higher alertness, decreases drowsiness and more mental
energy.
On the contrary, if you felt depressed, anxious or stressed for no reasons at all, you might be
suffering from what is known as “positive ion poisoning”. Positive ions in the bloodstream
have a negative effect on metabolism rates. It also triggers the overproduction of serotonin,
which leads to mental, emotional, and psychological stress. Most forms of pollution, toxic
chemicals, pollen, molds, pet dander, and other forms of harmful chemicals in
the air all carry a positive electrical charge, making them positive ions . In general, anything
that’s toxic or has electromagnetic capabilities will generate harmful positive ions including,

electronic devices, fluorescent lighting, air pollution, toxic carpeting, upholstery and paint.

Question: Please answer the question based on what you have learned from the article.

A. If you happen to observe a friend or a family member who is suffering from

depression or stress, what do you think you can do to help that person?
_________________________________________________________________________
Suggested Rubric:
_________________________________________________________________________
1pt. – lack of supporting
_________________________________________________________________________
detail includes
_________________________________________________________________________

B. As a student, what can you do to keep your body healthy and away from mental
stress? Suggested Rubric:
__________________________________________________________________________
1pt. – lack of supporting
detail includes
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 Assessment
Instruction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Which of the following is the negatively charge ion of an atom?
a. Cation c. Negative Ion
b. Anion d. Neutral

2. Which of the following is the charge of Magnesium ion?

a. 2+ c. 1+
b. 2- d. 1-

3. Which of the following represents sulfur ion?

a. S+6 b. S-6 c. S-2 d. S+2

4. What group of elements in the periodic table satisfies the octet rule without forming
compounds?
a. Metal b. Halogens c. Noble gases d. Actinides

5. What is the charge of bromine ion which belongs to group 7 in the periodic table of
elements?

a. -1 b. +1 c. -2 d. +2
6. How many dots should be around an elemental symbol in Lewis dot diagram if it has
a full octet?
a. 8 b. 6 c. 2 d. 10

7. Which among the following shows that an atom is stable?

a. having 2 valence electrons c. having 6 valence electrons
b. having 4 valence electrons d. having 8 valence
electrons

7. What is the electron dot structure for Phosphorous atom?

? ?
b. ●P ● b. ● P c. ● P ● d. ● P ●
? ?
9. Why do atoms react with one another to form a chemical bond?
a. To attain stability c. To form molecules
b. To form compounds d. To produce ions

10. How is a positively charged ion formed from an atom?

a. By gaining an electron c. By gaining a proton
b. By losing an electron d. By losing a proton

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11. The cation Fe3+ is formed when _______.
a.an atom of iron loses two electrons
b.an atom of iron loses three electrons.
c.an atom of iron gains three electrons.
d.an atom of iron gains two electrons.

12. How does an Ionic bonding takes place?

a.Two non-metallic elements of different kinds form strong forces of attraction.
b.Two non-metallic elements of the same kind form strong forces of attraction.
c.A non-metallic element like Fluorine is attracted to a metallic element like Sodium.
d.A metallic element like Sodium transfers an electron to a non-metallic element like
Chlorine.

13. Which of these statements about a negative ion is true?

a.It has an equal number of protons and electrons.
b.It has more protons than electrons.
c.It has more electrons than protons.
d.It has less electrons than protons.

14. How do metal atoms form ions?

a.They lose electrons to form negative ions.
b.They lose electron to form positive ions.
c.They gain electrons to form positive ions.
d.They gain electrons to form negative ions.

15. How ions are formed?

a.Ions are formed when neutral atoms gain or lose electrons to become positively or
negatively charged.
b.Ions are formed when neutral atoms gain or lose protons to become positivelyor
negatively charged.
c.Ions are formed when the outer energy shells of an atom are filled.
d.Ions are formed when two atoms join together.

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 Additional Activity

Squares, Triangle, and Circles

In each of the 4 squares, write 4 things learned about the lesson.
In each of the 3 triangles, write 3 interesting things you gained.
In the circle, write 1 question that you want to ask about the topic.

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 References

"Chemical Reactions and Bonding Summative Assessment - Quiz." Quizizz. Accessed July
14. 2020.
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5ca15d43f2487f001b2d4baf/chemical-reactions-and-
bonding summative-assessment.
IonLoop. "The Harmful Effects of Positive Ions on Your Health." IonLoop. Accessed June
22. 2020.
https://www.ionloop.com/blog/the-harmful-effects-of-positive-ions-on-your-health/
Mann, Denise. "Negative Ions Create Positive Vibes." WebMD. May 06, 2002. Accessed June
22, 2020.
https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/negative-ions-create-positive-vibes#1.

Raypole, Crystal. "Happy Hormones: What They Are and How to Boost Them." Healthline.
September 30,
2019. Accessed June 22, 2020. https://www.healthline.com/health/happy-hormone.

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