In this lesson, students will use a simulation to understand a macroscopic view of what occurs microscopically when two nonmetals react.

• Students will determine the ratio of two nonmetals needed to form a stable covalent compound or polyatomic ion.
• Students will relate the sharing of electrons to the formation of molecules.
• Student will learn how to write formulas for covalent compounds.

• atom
• covalent compound
• duet
• electron
• electronegative
• electronegativity
• electropositive
• metal
• molecule
• nonmetal
• octet
• oxidation state
• valence electrons

This simulation gives a macroscopic view of what occurs microscopically when two nonmetals react.
As a result, students will:

• Better understand how molecules are formed.
• Be able to write formulas for covalent compounds.

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