Lesson: Ionic Equations Chemistry

In this lesson, we will learn how to convert molecular equations to net ionic equations by identifying the charges and states of ionic species.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

break down chemical formulas of ionic substances into their ions,
break down chemical equations into ionic equations,
identify spectator ions,
write balanced net ionic equations,
explain that ionic equations show only the particles that react and hence their products.

Q1:

What is the ionic form of the chemical expression ?

Q2:

A redox reaction is described by the equation: Including the state symbol, identify the spectator ion in this reaction.

Q3:

Select the spectator ions in the following reaction: