ACCELERATED CHEMISTRY

Blog Update No. 5 (Jillian Turner)

bchemistry0910 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:11:26 +0000

SOME OF THE IONIC COMPOUNDS OF VANADIUM ARE V5+, V4+, V3+, and V2+

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/transition/vanadium.html

BLOG UPDATE# 5 BRANDON REVELLI

bchemistry0910 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:23:27 +0000

Nearly all of boron’s naturally occurring compounds are ionic. An example is sodium borate, Na+ -O-B(OH)2 Borax is also an ionic compound, as you will note because it is soluble in water. Boron is used in many things because of how hard it is and durable and it is also a conductor. Armor, glass and wires all are common uses of boron.

Blog update No.5 (Trevor O’Sullivan)

bchemistry0910 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:31:24 +0000

My element is Gold, and it’s ionic compounds are not many. Gold is mostly used for investments, fine jewelry, and even household appliances or pieces of the house. Gold is mined and is very valuable for money and appearance.

Blog Update No. 5 (2) (Adam Cole-Mullen)

bchemistry0910 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:26:36 +0000

Dysprosium Flouride is often found in nature and it is the compound most commonly used to Isolate Dysprosium as a metal. Applying Calcium will give 2DyF3 + 3Ca -> 2Dy + 3CaF2.

http://www.webelements.com/dysprosium/

Blog Update #5 (Emily Barbato)

bchemistry0910 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:23:33 +0000

Xenon has many ionic compounds. Some are xenon difluoride, xenon tetrafluoride, xenon hexafluoride, xenon tetroxide, xenon hydrate, xenon deuterate.

http://www.3rd1000.com/elements/Xenon.htm#Compounds

Blog Update (No. 5) (Karishma Navani)

bchemistry0910 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:56:06 +0000

Cesium flouride is an ionic compound usually found as a hygroscopic white solid. It is more soluble than sodium flouride or potassium flouride. Caesium fluoride reacts usually as a source of fluoride ion, F^-.

Tory Kethro (Blog Update #5)

bchemistry0910 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:20:23 +0000

My element Zirconium is very stable usually. It can combine with oxygen and chloride sometimes to form zirconium dioxide and zirconium dichloride. Those are the only elements that zirconium would ever combine with.

Blog Update No. 5 (Matt Heiser)

bchemistry0910 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:32:12 +0000

Fluoride is the anion F⁻, the reduced form of Fluorine. Fluoride, like other halides, is a monovalent ion (−1 charge). Its compounds often have properties that are distinct relative to other halides. Structurally, and to some extent chemically, the fluoride ion resembles the hydroxide ion. Fluorine-containing compounds range from potent toxins such as sarin to life-saving pharmaceuticals such as efavirenz and from refractory materials such as calcium fluoride to the highly reactive sulfur tetra-fluoride.

Blog Update No. 5 (Hong Ngo)

bchemistry0910 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:06:46 +0000

My element, Zinc, cannot be found as an ionic compound in nature but it can be found in Zinc Iodide. the product is white and it absorbs water from the atmosphere. Zinc Iodide is often used as an x-ray opaque.

Another ionic compound with Zinc is Zinc Nitrate. It is used as a mordant in dyeing.

Blog Update No. 5 [Term 2] (Mike Hanewich)

bchemistry0910 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:14:31 +0000

Gadolinium is very stable in nature. It does not form ionic compounds in nature because it is used for MRI’s. It combines with oxygen to help see a contrast on the MRI film.