Chemistry Concepts and ApplicationsChapter 5:
Types of CompoundsWeb Links
| Ozone Depletion | | This U.S. EPA site provides information about ozone depletion and regulations designed to protect the ozone layer. Clcik on "Ozone Science" for twenty questions and answers about ozone depletion.
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http://www.epa.gov/ozone/
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| Chemical Nomenclature | | Use the outline at this site as a flow chart for use in naming chemical compounds.
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http://science.widener.edu/svb/pset/nomen_b.html
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| Ionic Bonds | | Formation of Ionic and Covalent Compounds | View the animation at this site to see the formation of ionic and covalent compounds.
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http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/animations/chang_7e_esp/bom1s2_11.swf
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| All About Covalent Compounds | | Learn about covalent compounds at this site. Scroll down the page to learn the rules for naming covalent compounds.
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http://misterguch.brinkster.net/covalentcompounds.html
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| Sheffield ChemPuter | | The Sheffield ChemPuter features a calculator to figure out oxidation numbers. Visit this site and calculate the oxidation numbers of the elements in three different compounds.
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http://www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/chemputer/oxidation-number.html
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| Hyperactive Tutorials in Organic Chemistry | | Tutorial on Naming Organic Compounds | This site describes how to write the formula for a compound given its name, and vice versa.
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http://www.chemguide.co.uk/basicorg/conventions/names.html
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| Buckminsterfullerene | | This site gives some history of the fullerenes and their discoveries. Visit this site and explain several uses of fullerenes.
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http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/motm/c60.html
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| USGS Fact Sheet: Gas (Methane) Hydrates | | The USGS has discovered a way to use gas hydrates as a fuel source. Visit this site and explain how this works.
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http://marine.er.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/gas-hydrates/title.html
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