INSTRUCTIONS:
Regardless of where you work or plan to work with the degree you obtain, chemicals will be involved. Look for a particularly hazardous chemical involved in your current workplace or one you might find in a future workplace, and prepare a presentation to brief your coworkers on the dangers of said chemical. Your presentation should include the following: the molecular structure of hazardous chemical; identification of the type of molecule (ionic or covalent); identification of whether the molecule is polar or nonpolar and what that means with the situation(s) using the chemical; relation of its chemical behavior to its structure; if it is a large molecule, the identification of one central atom and its VSEPR shape; identification of at least three bonds within the molecule and their bond lengths and enthalpies; and any warnings or special precautions your coworkers must take when working with the chemical. (Hint: refer to the substance’s material safety data sheet that can be found through an online search.)