2.2.2 Electronegativity + Bond Polarity Flashcards
Why aren’t all covalent bonds symmetrical (rarely equally shared)
As atoms have different electronegativities
What’s electronegativity
The power of an atom to withdraw electron density toward itself from a covalent bond (pull electrons toward itself in a covalent bond)
How does EN increase on the periodic table
Going up a group
going right across a period
What part of the periodic table has the most electronegativity
What’s the element with most EN
Top right
F (4.0)
How does electronegativity increase
Why
From left -> right
As the nuclear charge increases, the shielding of outer electrons remains the same but the attraction of the bond pair to the nucleus increases
What are non-polar bonds
If 2 atoms at the end of a covalent bond have similar electronegativities (small difference), electrons mostly stay in the middle as there’s little electron density distortion
What’s a polar bond
A covalent bond where the electron pair distribution isn’t symmetrical
How’s a polar bond formed
If 1 atom in a covalent bond is more EN than the other, the more En atom draws the electron density towards itself and get partially negatively charged (d-).
The other atom becomes partially positively charged (d+) as it’s now short of electron density
What can a polar bond be shown as
What is this
A ‘bond dipole’
Combination of a + and an arrow
+ - d+
Arrow - d-
What charge does the more EN atom get in a polar bond
Partially negative charge (d-)
What 4 elements covalently bonded to another atom usually form a polar bond
N
O
F
Cl
What are dipole moments
Directions in which polar bonds move (overall polarity)
Why would CO2 and CCl4 not have dipole moments
As the bonding dipole effect acts with equal force in opposite directions, cancelling out
What leaves open the possibility of permanent dipole-dipole forces forming
If there’s a large difference in electronegativity of 2 atoms in a covalent bond , the bond will be polar and contain d- and d+ regions
What directions to dipole moments go in
d+ -> d-
What molecules do intermolecular forces of attraction only occur between
E.g
Simple covalently-bonded molecules
E.g ethanol
What happens to the IMFs when a substance melts/boils
What bonds can’t do this as they’re too strong
IMFs break
Covalent bonds are too strong
What are IMFs of attraction like compared to covalent bonds
Very weak
What must be refer the first 2 types of IMFs as instead of bonds and why
What are they
Must refer to them as interactions as they’re so weak
Induced dipole-dipole interactions (very,very weak)
Permanent dipole-dipole interactions (very weak)
What are the 3 types of IMFs in order of weakest to strongest
Induced dipole-dipole interactions
Permanent dipole-dipole interactions
Hydrogen bonding
What are IDDI
The d- region of 1 atom weakly attracting the d+ region of another
What IMF is present in all atoms + molecules all the time
IDDI
What atom has the strongest IDDI
Why
Larger atom
As will have more electrons
What IMFs are only temporary
IDDI
What molecules do permanent dipole-dipole interactions act between
E.g
Molecules with permanent dipoles (dipole moments)
E.g HCl, H2O
What are permanent dipole-dipole interactions like compared to IDDI
A covalent bond
Stronger than IDDI
Very weak compared to a covalent bond
When’s does hydrogen bonding occur
When hydrogen is directly bonded to a very EN atom
3 atoms hydrogen bonding occurs between
N
O
F