This week in Chemistry by BreeAnn

This week in Chemistry we learned about the Lewis Dot Structure, Molecular Geometry, and the difference between Ionic Bonds, Covalent Bonds, and Acids. You’re probably wondering what all of those different topics are if you aren’t in Chemistry. Well, I’m here to tell you what they are without going in depth about them. Your question may be, “ Why do we need to know this?” I may not seem important but, if you want to be any sort of Chemist then you need to know about them. Let’s start with the Lewis Dot Structure; the Lewis Dot Structure helps us show the bonds between molecules and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule. By knowing this you should be able to tell the difference between a lone pair and shared pair. Molecular Geometry lets us see a 3D version of a molecule. Ionic Bonds, Covalent Bonds, and Acids make up different resources in life that we will need. For example Hydrochloric Acid is the acid in our stomach that allows our body to be able to break down food to make it easier to digest. Ionic Bonds are made up of nonmetals and metals such as, NH4Cl or Ammonium Chloride. Covalent bonds are made up of a nonmetal and nonmetal such as, CO2 or Carbon Dioxide which we exhale. Acids are made up of Hydrogen and a nonmetal such as,HCl or  Hydrochloric Acid. They’re two types of acids ternary and binary. I find the different bonds more interesting because, it is just cool to know those, it makes you feel smart if know them and, can help someone with them if they have a question about it.