Chemistry: Concepts and Applications

Chapter 5: Types of Compounds

Web 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.
( http://www.epa.gov/ozone/ )
Chemical Nomenclature
Use the outline at this site as a flow chart for use in naming chemical compounds.
( http://science.widener.edu/svb/pset/nomen_b.html )
Ionic Bonds
View the animation at this site to see the formation of an ionic bond.
( http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~bie2/Ionic%20Bonds.htm )
All About Covalent Compounds
Learn about covalent compounds at this site. Scroll down the page to learn the rules for naming covalent compounds.
( http://misterguch.brinkster.net/covalentcompounds.html )
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.
( http://www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/chemputer/oxidation-number.html )
Hyperactive Tutorials in Organic Chemistry
This site features tutorials on how to name organic chemicals. Requires a special plug-in available at the site. Visit this site and name three organic compounds.
( http://www.sci.ouc.bc.ca/chem/nomenclature/nom1.htm )
Buckminsterfullerene
This site gives some history of the fullerenes and their discoveries. Visit this site and explain several uses of fullerenes.
( http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/motm/c60.html )
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.
( http://marine.er.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/gas-hydrates/title.html )
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