
Ions and Ion Charges
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Travis Martin
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Ions and Ion Charges
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Multiple Choice
Pre-Check:
Why is the element sodium have a charge of zero?
There are 12 neutrons.
It has 11 p+ and 11 e-.
It has 11 p+ and 10 e-.
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Ions help nerves send impulses.
Nerve impulses are required for moving muscles.
Example: Your heart beats because nerve impulses are sent from your brain to heart muscles.
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EKGs measure nerve impulses within your heart muscles by voltage.
Voltage is a measure of the + and - charges across a material, like a battery.
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Multiple Choice
What happens to the voltage (mV) over time as the heart is beating?
The voltage stays the same.
The voltage increases and decreases.
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Open Ended
Hypothesis:
What do you think causes the voltage to change in a beating heart? (Use your prior knowledge; Guess if you cannot think of anything.)
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Ions are elements with a positive (+) or negative (-) charge.
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By themselves, elements are neutral.
You have learned that elements contain the same # of protons (p+) and electrons (e-).
Example: Sodium (Na) 11 p+ & 11 e-
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Atoms want to have a "full" outer shell (orbital) of 8 electrons.
Hydrogen (H) and Helium (He) are the only exceptions- They have 2 in the first shell (orbital).
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Multiple Choice
Sodium (Na) has 1 electron (e-) in its outer shell (orbital). How can it make a full outer shell? (HINT: Think of which option would be "easier" for the atom.)
Giving away or donating the outer electron.
Taking on or accepting 7 more electrons.
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Sodium (Na) will give away its electron to an element like Chlorine (Cl).
The picture only shows the outer shell (orbital) of Na and Cl.
Chlorine has 7 e-, so its easier to take on 1 e- to make a full 8 e- in its outer shell.
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Sodium (Na) is in Group 1 (red) on the Periodic Table.
All elements in Group 1 will give away or DONATE 1 e- to make a full outer shell.
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Chlorine (Cl) is in Group 17 (Green) on the periodic table.
All elements in Group 17 will ACCEPT 1e- to make a full outer shell.
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Chlorine (Cl) is in Group 17 (Green) on the periodic table.
All elements in Group 17 will ACCEPT 1e- to make a full outer shell.
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Multiple Choice
Knowledge Check:
Why does Sodium become a +1 charge?
Sodium gives away 1 e-, so it now has 1 less negative (-) charge.
Sodium accepts 1 e-, so it now has 1 more negative (-) charge.
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Multiple Choice
Knowledge Check:
Why does Chlorine (Cl) become a -1 charge?
Cl donates an e-, so it now has 1 less negative (-) charge.
Cl accepts an e-, so it now has 1 more negative (-) charge.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following would donate 1 e- and become a +1 charge like Na? (HINT: Find Group 1)
Li
He
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following would accept 1 e- and become a -1 charge like Cl? (HINT: Find Group 17)
F
Ne
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Open Ended
What do you think the body uses to increase (+) or decrease (-) voltages for nerve impulses? Use what you have learned about ions in this lesson to help answer this question. Take an guess.
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