(1) Structure Determines Properties Flashcards
Orbitals
Probability of finding an electron at a particular point (__s^2)
Mass number
Atomic number
Mass number (protons+neutrons) top Atomic number (protons) bottom
S orbitals
1s has no nodes
2s has one
3s has two
Increasing energy with number of nodal surfaces
P orbitals
Dumbbell shaped
Not present in first electron shell
Three orbitals for each value of n>1
Aufbau principle
Place electrons in lowest energy orbital first
Hunds rule
Equal energy orbitals are half filled first
Pauli exclusion principle
Each orbital can hold a maximum of two electrons with opposite spins
Covalent, ionic bonding
Electron pair is shared
Electrons are transferred
Formal charge calculation
(Valence electrons)-(#nonbonding electrons)-(1/2 #bonding electrons)
Multiple bonds
More than two electrons may need to be shared in order to reach octets
Bonding patterns of C, N, O H Cl
Carbon: 4,0 Nitrogen: 3,1 Oxygen: 2,2 Hydrogen: 1,0 Chlorine: 1,3
Electronegative vs electro positive
Attracts electrons
Releases electrons
Resonance structures stability
Has as many octets as possible
Has as many bonds as possible
Has the negative charge on most electronegative atom
Has as little charge separation as possible
VSEPR (valence she’ll electron pair repulsions)
Increasing force of repulsion between electron pairs
Bonded pair-bonded pair (least repulsive)
Unshared pair-bonded pair
Unshared pair unshared pair: most repulsive
Most stable arrangement of groups attached to central atom has maximum separation of electron pairs
Third row elements
Can have expanded octets due to 3d orbitals (SCH3CH3)