Using characterization and animation this video introduces the concept of electron configuration in the first 18 elements. It shows the relationship between configuration and position in the periodic table. By using analogies between atoms and people, the video demonstrates the mechanism of ionic and covalent bonding and then introduces the idea of polar molecules and their significance to solutions.

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Chapter Section: 1: Structure of the atom 2: The Periodic Table, Elements 1-10 3: Elements 11-18 4: How atoms combine 5: Polar molecules.