ATOMIC BONDS SONG
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Atom
three-story home
Shell floors
Where e’s roam
First holds two
2 and 3 hold 8
Hurry on in
Don’t be late
electrons fill
bottom to top
When floor’s full
atom cop yells “stop”
What do atoms want?
A Full Outer Shell
What do atoms need?
A Full Outer Shell
Missing e’s
on outer shell
wants to get
to ring its bell
Few e’s
On outer ring
wants to give
to do its thing
missing electrons come my way Excess electrons go away
What do atoms want?
A Full Outer Shell
What do atoms need?
A Full Outer Shell
When give
meets get
Giver gives getter
So they both get set
Bawoooooo Bawoooo
Full outer shells
Bawoooooo Bawoooo
charged bells
Charged
electron
Of Negative
one
lost electron
Positive one
gained electron
Negative one
Bond Bond
Ionic Bond
with opposite charges
atoms sound
Bond Bond
Ionic Bond
Stuck to
The one they found
What do atoms want?
A Full Outer Shell
What do atoms need?
A Full Outer Shell
Ionic
Give-and-takes
Another bond
Nature makes
Getter meets
getter
Time to
share
Sharing e’s
Vibrate close
shared electrons
orbit both
When both
Want to get
Atoms still
get needs met
Bawooooo Bawoo ooo
They come close to share
Bawooooo Bawoo ooo
They come close to share
Sharing atoms
Huddle close
shared electrons
orbit both
When both want
the bond is called
COVALENT
Needy atoms
intensely connected
Bond Bond
Covalent bond
huddled close
the atoms stick
Bond Bond
Covalent bond
For full shells
They form a clique
What do atoms want?
A Full Outer Shell
What do atoms need?
A Full Outer Shell
Ionic
give and take
the bond of
opposites attracting
Covalent
sharing
the bond of
stick close to share
What do atoms want?
A Full Outer Shell
What do atoms need?
A Full Outer Shell
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