4 Bonding Flashcards
Is the formation of a lattice and exothermic or endothermic process ?
Exothermic
Is the formation of ions in the gaseous state from elements in their standard states and endothermic or exothermic process ?
Endothermic
What is the definition of the lattice energy of an ionic crystal ?
The copy of formation of one mole of an ionic compound from gaseous irons under standard conditions
What two things affect the lattice energy of a compound ?
The charge and size of ions
Explain why the lattice energy for smaller ions is larger (more negative) than for large ions
In smaller ions the attractive force of the positive nucleus holds the outer electrons more tightly because they are closer to the nucleus
Explain why the lattice Energy for magnesium fluoride is larger ( More negative) than sodium fluoride
Magnesium has a 2+ charge so attracts fluoride more strongly
What is coulombs law ?
Force of attraction= kq1q2/r(2)
Q1 q2 charge of ions
R= distance between ions
What does coulombs law tell you about the relationship between the charge on the irons and the attractive force between them ?
Increasing the charge on either ion increases the attractive force between two oppositely charged ions in the lattice
What does coulombs law tell us about the relationship between the size of the ions and the attractive force between them ?
Decreasing the size of one or both ions decreases the distance between them and so increases the attractive forces
What Borne-Haber cycles be used for?
Predictably relative stabilities of different compounds and why particular ionic compounds exist
What two methods can be used to calculate lattice energy ?
Born-Haber cycles
Coulomb energies
What leads to these distortion of ionic bonds?
The attraction of the positive cation for the outer electrons of the negative anion
He polarising power depends on charge density. What does charge density depend on ?
It’s ionic radius and charge
Are smaller cations less polarising or more polarising than larger ones ?
More
Are cations with a larger charge more or less polarising them cations with a small charge?
More
What does polarising power mean?
The ability of a cation to distort the anion
What does polarisability mean?
How easily anion is distorted by a cation
What does the polarisability depend on ?
It’s ionic radius which affects how tightly they are held
Larger anions are more easily polarised
Give three properties that can be different between the elements that make up a compound and the compound
Appearance and state
Reaction with water
Electrical conductivity
Why does NaCl have such different properties to sodium and chlorine ?
Sodium chloride is an ionic compound
Sodium is a lattice of metal ions
Chlorine is a gas made of small molecules
How and why does atomic radius changes you go across the period?
Reduces across a period because there are no new shells but more positive charge so electrons are attracted more
How and why does the atomic radius change you go down the group ?
Increases down a group because the outer electrons enter new energy levels whilst the charge is being shielded by other electrons
Will K or K+ be larger? Why?
The radius of the positive ion is smaller than the atom as electrons are more strongly attracted to the nucleus
Will Br or Br- be larger? Why?
Negative ions are largely because additional negative charge means that all electrons abound less tightly to the nucleus
How are electron density maps produced?
Passing x-rays tomorrow perfect crystal which is scattered all diffracted by the electrons in the atoms or ions in the structure, producing a diffraction pattern
What do electron density maps tell us?
The arrangement of atoms or ions in the crystal
What does the arrangement of ions in an ionic lattice depend on?
The relative sizes of the different ions present
The coordination number of the ions in NaCl is six. What does this mean ?
Each ion six nearest neighbours