Weekly Learning Activity Sheets General Chemistry 1, Grade 11, Quarter 2, Week 2 Lewis Structures of Ions

WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS
General Chemistry 1, Grade 11, Quarter 2, Week 2
LEWIS STRUCTURES OF IONS
Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ____________________
Learning Objective:
 Draw the Lewis structure of ions (STEM_GC11CBIId-g-70)
Time Allotment: 2 hours
Specific Objectives:
After the lesson, the students will be able to:

1. draw the Lewis electron dot structure of atoms and ions
2. determine the charge of the ions based from their group number and valence electrons
3. identify elements that will form cations and anions based on their ionization energy
and electron affinity
4. value the importance of ions in the human body.
Key Concepts
Lewis Dot Structure
- Gilbert N. Lewis developed a system of representing valence electrons in an atom known

as Lewis electron-dot structure (LEDS) or simply Lewis Structure. A Lewis structure is
composed of a symbol of an element represents the nucleus and inner electrons
surrounded by dots which represent the valence electrons. Valence electrons are atoms
in the outermost shell used to form chemical bonds. A maximum of two dots are placed
in each of the four sides of an element.
- For representative elements, the group number corresponds to the number of valence
electrons.
 Place one dot at a time on the four sides (top, right, bottom, left) of the element
symbol.
 Keep adding dots, pairing the dots until all are used up.
Figure 1. Lewis Dot Symbols for Representative Elements
 The specific placement of dots is not important.
Author: Pamela Lou C. Suazo

School/Station: Unidad National High School
Division: Surigao del Sur Division
email address: pamelalou.suazo@deped.gov.ph
Lewis Dot Structure for Ions
- Ions are formed when there is unequal number of protons and electrons. When a neutral
atom loses electron, it becomes a cation. If an atom gains an electron it will become an
anion.
- Ionization Energy (IE) is the amount of energy required to remove an electron. Ionization
energy increases from left to right across a period. It decreases from top to bottom in a
group. This means that elements under Group 1A have the lowest ionization energy in every
period while elements under Group 8A have the highest ionization energy in every period.
Elements with low ionization energy such as metals have the tendency to give up electrons
easily forming cations with a positive (+) charge.
Figure 2. Ionization energy trend based on the periodic table.
- For a metal, the total number of dots is the maximum number of electrons an atom loses
to form a cation with a positive (+) charge.
- Steps in drawing the Lewis structures of ions:

Step 1. Determine the valence electrons of every atom.
Step 2. Determine how many electrons are lost or gained.
Assign a positive (+) charge for ion which loses electrons and negative (-)
charge for ion which gains electrons.
Example: Let’s consider Lithium atom.

Lithium is under group 1A (1 valence electron)
Lithium is a metal that will lose one valence electron in order to become
stable.
1s22s1 1s2
[He] 2s1 [He]

- Electron Affinity (EA) is the energy released when an atom accepts an electron.
Electron affinity increases from left to right across a period. It decreases from top to
bottom in a group. This simply means that elements on the right side of the periodic
table which are mostly nonmetals have a higher tendency to accept electrons forming
anions with a negative (-) charge.
- Generally, ionization energy measures the energy change when an atom loses an
electron while electron affinity measures the energy change when an atom gains an
electron.
Figure 3. Electron affinity trend based on the periodic table.
- For a nonmetal, the number of unpaired dots is the number of electrons that become
paired either through electron gain or through electron sharing to form an anion with a
negative (-) charge.
Example: Let’s consider Nitrogen atom.

Nitrogen is under group 5A (5 valence electrons)
Nitrogen is a nonmetal that will gain three valence electrons in order to
become stable.
1s22s22p3 1s22s22p6
[He] 2s22p3 [Ne]
- Atoms form bonds with other atoms in order to have a stable electronic configuration.
This will happen if atoms are isoelectronic with its nearest noble gas or having 8
electrons in its outermost shell, except for He which is stable with 2 valence electrons.

Activity No. 1 – Road to my Lewis
What you need:

Periodic Table
What to do: Complete the table with the information required.
Lewis Structure Number of Electrons

Group Valence Metal/
Element Neutral
Number Electrons Nonmetal Ion Gained Lost
Atom
Lithium 1A 1 Metal Li+ 1
Nitrogen 5A 5 Nonmetal 3
Cesium
Barium
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Bromine
Guide Questions
1. Which type of elements will likely to form a cation? Anion?
2. How are cations and anions formed?
3. What did you notice about the charge of the ion?

Activity No. 2 – Ions in the Body
What you need:

Periodic Table
What to do: Read the text below and identify the important ions present in our body.
Complete the table below by identifying of the ions, group number and valence electrons. In
the last column, draw the structures of these ions.
Important Ions in the Body
Ions are important in our body for their physiological and metabolic
functions. We can obtain these ions from the food that we eat. Salt and cheese
provide sodium ions which are important in regulating body fluids. Bananas,
orange juice, milk and potatoes are rich in potassium ions which also regulates
body fluids and cellular functions. Milk, yogurt, cheese, greens and spinach are
great sources of calcium ion which is a major cation present in our bone. These
ions should be present in balanced amount in order maintain stable internal
condition.
Group Valence
Ions in the Body Lewis Structure
Number Electrons
1.
2.
3.
Reflection
1. How are ions formed?

2. If you were an element, which group would you choose? Do you want to be a giver or a
receiver? Why?
3. What will happen if there is an imbalance of the important ions in our body?
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References for learners
Agnew, Marisa Alviar, and Henry Agnew. 2020. Chemistry LibreTexts. August 11. Accessed
October 29, 2020.
https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_Marin/CHEM_114%3A_Introductory_
Chemistry/10%3A_Chemical_Bonding/10.03%3A_Lewis_Structures_of_Ionic_Compou
nds-_Electrons_Transferred.
Bayquen, Aristea V., and Gardee T. Peña. 2016. General Chemistry 1. Quezon City: Phoenix
Publishing House, Inc.
Brown, Theodore L., H. Eugene Lemay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine J. Murphy, Patrick M.
Woodward, and Mathew W. Stoltzfus. Chemistry the Central Science. 14th ed. New
York: Pearson, 2018.
Patalinghug, Wyona C., Vic Marie I. Camacho, Fortunato B. Sevilla III, and Maria Cristina
D. Singson. 2016. Teaching Guide for Senior High School General Chemistry 1. Quezon
City: Commission on Higher Education.
Timberlake, Karen C. Chemistry, an Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological

Chemistry, Twelfth Edition. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2015.
Zumdahl, Steven S., and Susan A. Zumdahl. 2014. Chemistry. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole,
Cengage Learning.
Answer Key
Activity No. 1 – Road to my Lewis
Lewis Structure Number of Electrons

Group Valence Metal/
Element Neutral
Number Electrons Nonmetal Ion Gained Lost
Atom
Lithium 1A 1 Metal Li+ 1
Nitrogen 5A 5 Nonmetal 3
Cesium 1A 1 Metal Cs+ 1
Barium 2A 2 Metal Ba2+ 2
Phosphorus 5A 5 Nonmetal 3
Sulfur 6A 6 Nonmetal 2
Bromine 7A 7 Nonmetal 1

Guide Questions
1. Metals tend to lose electrons forming cations while nonmetals tend to gain electrons
forming into anions.
2. Cation is formed when a neutral atom loses one or more electrons.
Anion is formed when a neutral atom gains one or more electrons.
3. The charge of the ion corresponds to the number of electrons lost or gained.
Activity No. 2 – Ions in the Body
Group Valence
Ions in the Body Lewis Structure
Number Electrons
1. Sodium 1A 1 Na+
2. Potassium 1A 1 K+
3. Calcium 2A 2 Ca2+


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WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

General Chemistry 1, Grade 11, Quarter 2, Week 2

LEWIS STRUCTURES OF IONS

Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ____________________

 Draw the Lewis structure of ions (STEM_GC11CBIId-g-70)

Time Allotment: 2 hours

After the lesson, the students will be able to:

Lewis Dot Structure

- Gilbert N. Lewis developed a system of representing valence electrons in an atom known

Figure 1. Lewis Dot Symbols for Representative Elements

 The specific placement of dots is not important.

Author: Pamela Lou C. Suazo

Figure 2. Ionization energy trend based on the periodic table.

- Steps in drawing the Lewis structures of ions:

Example: Let’s consider Lithium atom.

Step 1. Determine the valence electrons of every atom.

Author: Pamela Lou C. Suazo

Figure 3. Electron affinity trend based on the periodic table.

Example: Let’s consider Nitrogen atom.

Author: Pamela Lou C. Suazo

What you need:

What to do: Complete the table with the information required.

Lewis Structure Number of Electrons

Author: Pamela Lou C. Suazo

What you need:

Important Ions in the Body

1. How are ions formed?

Author: Pamela Lou C. Suazo

Timberlake, Karen C. Chemistry, an Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological

Activity No. 1 – Road to my Lewis

Lewis Structure Number of Electrons

Lithium 1A 1 Metal Li+ 1

Cesium 1A 1 Metal Cs+ 1

Barium 2A 2 Metal Ba2+ 2

Author: Pamela Lou C. Suazo

Activity No. 2 – Ions in the Body

Author: Pamela Lou C. Suazo

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