1) Principles of chemistry - bonding Flashcards
Ion
An electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of electrons
-in order to obtain a full outer shell of electrons
Anions
-negative ions
-form when atoms gain electrons
-more electrons than protons
-All non-metals gain electrons from other atoms to become negatively charged ions
Cations
-positive ions
-form when atoms lose electrons
-more protons than electrons
-All metals lose electrons to other atoms to become positively charged ions
Group 1,2,3 - metal ion charges
Group 1: 1+
Group 2: 2+
Group 3: 3+
Transition metal charges - silver, copper, iron(II), iron(III), lead, zinc
Silver: Ag+
Copper: Cu2+
Iron (II): Fe2+
Iron (III): Fe3+
Lead: Pb2+
Zinc: Zn2+
Compound ion charges - hydroxide, ammonium, carbonate, nitrate, sulfate, ethanoate
Hydroxide: OH-
Ammonium: NH4+
Carbonate: Co3 2-
Nitrate: NO3-
Sulfate: SO4 2-
Ethanoate: CH3COO-
Group 5,6,7 non metal ion charges
Group 5: 3-
Group 6: 2-
Group 7: 1-
Ionic bonding
Strong electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions
Giant ionic lattices
-ionic compounds are made of charged particles called ions which form a giant lattice structure
Ionic compounds characteristics
-high melting and boiling point - due to presence of strong electrostatic forces acting between oppositely charged ions
-forces act in all directions and a lot of energy is required to overcome them
-usually solid at room temperature
-non volatile
-usually water soluble
Ionic compounds - conductivity
-Can conduct electricity in molten/ solution - as they have ions that can move and carry charge
-Cannot conduct electricity in the solid state - ions are in fixed positions within the lattice and are unable to move
Covalent bonding
The electrostatic attraction between positive bonding nuclei and shared pair of bonding electrons
Simple covalent molecules characteristics
-weak intermolecular forces between individual molecules
-do not conduct electricity - do not contain free electrons - insulators
Covalent bonding - diatomic molecules: hydrogen, chlorine, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen chloride
Hydrogen: H-H
Chlorine: Cl-Cl
Oxygen: O=O
Nitrogen: N≡N
Hydrogen chloride: H-Cl
Covalent bonding - inorganic molecules: water, ammonia, carbon dioxide
Water: H-O-H
Ammonia: H-N-H (another H from the bottom of N)
Carbon dioxide: O=C=O
Covalent bonding - organic molecules: methane, ethane, ethene
Methane: 4 H branching from 1 C
Ethane: C-C and 3 H branching off each C
Ethene: C=C and 2 H branching off each C
Simple molecular structures
have covalent bonds joining the atoms together
-intermolecular forces that act between neighbouring molecules
-low melting/ boiling points - weak intermolecular forces
-most molecules are either gases or liquids at room temperature - if are weak compared to covalent bonds
-liquids are volatile