1.8 & 1.9 : Covelant Bonding Flashcards
What 5 factors favour covelant bonding?
- High ionization energies
- Equal electron affinities
- Equal/similar electronegativity
- High nuclear charge
- Small atomic size
Define “lone pair of electrons”
A pair of electrons in the valence shell of the atom
that are not involved in bonding
What is a dative (co-ordinate) covelant bond?
Bond where both shared electrons come from one atom/ion.
What are the conditions for dative covelat bond formation?
- Donating atom must have a lone pair of
electrons - Accepting atom should have a vacant
orbital to accept the electron pair donated by the donor
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Dative bonding in biology
The unction of some drugs depends on their ability to:
*act as donors in dative covalent bonds – chelation therapy
* act as acceptors for biological donors
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Drugs
Which Theory is used to predict the structure of simple covelantly bonded molecules and ions?
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory
(VSEPR)
What is the characteristic of the 3D shape of a simple molecule/ ion?
Keep repulsive forces to a minimum - electron pairs stay as far apart as possible
What do we use to predict the shape of a molecule?
Number of electron pairs
Describe a molecule with 2 bond pairs
• Linear shaped
• 180° bond angles
Example: BeCl2
Describe a molecule with 3 bond pairs
• Trigonal planar shape
• 120° bond angles
Examples: AlCl3
Describe a molecule with 4 bond pairs
• Tetrahedral shaped
• 109.5° bond angles
Example: CH4
Describe a molecule with 5 bond pairs
• Trigonal Bipyramidal shape
• 90° AND 120° bond angles
Example: PCl5
Describe a molecule with 6 bond pairs
• Octahedral shape
• 90° bond angles
Example: SF6
Describe molecule with:
2 bond pairs
1 lone pair
• 3 electron domains
• Domain geometry = trigonal planar
• Molecule geometry = Bent linear