4. Bonding Flashcards
Ionic Bonding
The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
- Cations: positive charge, lose valence electrons (metals)
- Anions: negative charge, gain valence electrons (non-metals)
Ionic Bond Properties
- non directional bond - strength of bond eaqual in all directions
- conducts electricity when molten/ in solution
- high melting/ boiling points
- hard solids
- low volatility
Covalent Bonding
The electrostatic attraction between a pair of electrons and positively charged nuclei
- bonding electron pairs
- electrons not involved in bonding are called non-bonding e- pairs
Electronegativity Difference
- Covalent - high electronegativity locks the electrons in covalent bonds
- Metalic - Low electronegativity allows electrons to float in seas
- Ionic - high electronegativity difference means uneven sharing
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Polarity
- Partial positive charge (positive/ negative)
- The overall charge = Dipole movement
- The molecular is polar if the electron densities are not symmetrical (eg H2O)
Ionic Bond strength
- electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions
- the smaller the ions / the greater the charge on the ions, the stronger the attraction between the ions
- greater charge density within the structure
Covalent Bond strength
- shared pair of electrons between atoms
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the shorter the bond, the stronger it is
- triple bonds are shorter and stronger than double bonds
- triple > double > single
Metallic Bond strength
- attraction between lattice of positive metal ions and delocalized outer shell electrons
- the smaller the metal ions, the greater the charge on ions
- the more delocalised outer shell electrons there are, the stronger the attraction between the ions and electrons
- greater charge density within the structure
Lewis Structures
- representations of molecules showing all electrons, bonding and nonbinding
- each bond contains 2 electrons
- elements pair up according to the octet rule
Exceptions to the Octet rule
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Boron - forms stable compounds with just 3 valence electrons
- highly reactive
- Beryllium - forms stable compounds with just 2 valence electrons
- compounds that break the octet rule are often toxic and dangerous, ready to react so the octet rule is obeyed
VSEPR Theory
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion
Electron domain - the number of bonds/ electron pairs there are on the central atom
Shapes w/ non-bonding electron pairs
If a molecule / ion has lone pairs on the central atom, the shapes are slightly distorted away from the regular shapes
because of extra repulsion caused by the lone pairs
Shape Angles - Linear
180
Shape Angles - Bent
105
Shape Angles - Trigonal Planar
120
Shape Angles - pyramidal
107
Shape Angles - Tetrahedral
109.5
Shape Angles - Octahedral
90