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4.3 Covalent structures Flashcards

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Octet rule

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States that most stable arrangement for an atom is to have 8 electron in outermost energy level or configuration of a noble gas

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What are exceptions to octet rule?

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  • Atoms that are stable with less than 8 electrons like H, Al, Be, B are stable (in compounds)
  • Expanded octets: More than 8 electrons in valence shell (Elements in period 3+
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Incomplete octet

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When an atom is electron deficient

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Why is BF3 stable even though it’s electron deficient?

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Boron has formed max. no of bonds possible

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Why is BeCl2 stable?

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Because Be has only 2 electrons to give

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What are Lewis structures and what must they show?

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They represent bonding in a molecule and must show bonding and non-bonding electrons

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Calculate no. of bonding electrons for CN-

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C= 4e-
N= 5e-
-= 1-
Compound has 2 elements so must have 16 to be stable so there are 6 bonding electrons

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What are resonance structures?

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Formed when there are more than 1 Lewis structures for the same molecule/polyatomic ion

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CO3 2- has how many resonance structures and why?

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3 as double bond can be on any CO bond

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What is the actual structure for a molecule called?

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Resonance hybrid structure

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Are C-O bonds identical in strength and length in resonance hybrid structures?

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Yes they are identical however they are intermediate in strength and length between bond.

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What is an intermediate bond?

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One that is between a single and a double bond in length and strength

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13
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How are intermediate bonds drawn?

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As dotted lines

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What does the circle in benzene molecules represent and how do they help?

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Delocalized electrons that exist because they are shared between more than 2 nuclei. These help give stability

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What is a net dipole moment?

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Sum of all bond dipoles in a molecule

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16
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Which molecules have net dipole moment?

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Polar molecules

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17
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What affects molecular polarity?

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  1. Presence of polar bonds

2. Molecular geometry of molecule

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Are molecules with polar bonds always polar?

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No. If they have polar bonds and are symmetrical, it will be non-polar as bond dipoles cancel each other out. Bonds can be polar but molecule may not be

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Which structures generally don’t have net dipole especially when same atoms are bound to center?

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Tetrahedral and trigonal planar

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Is HCl polar?

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Yes. There is no net dipole

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Is BF3 polar?

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No. It’s trigonal planar and net dipoles cancel out

22
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CHCl2 is tetrahedral so why is it still polar?

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It has different molecules bound to center with different electronegativity so bonds don’t cancel

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What is VSEPR theory?

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Valence shell electron pair repulsion theory. It predicts the shape of molecules

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What type of shape will a molecule adopt?

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One that minimizes repulsion

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What do electron domains consist of?

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Bonding and non-bonding electrons

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Are single, double and triple bonds counted as multiple electrons domains?

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No. Just a single domain

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Which causes more repulsion: Lone pairs or bonding domains?

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Lone pairs

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What is electron domain geometry?

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Total number of electron domains around a central atom

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How is molecular geometry different from electron domain geometry?

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It often shows extra repulsion between a bonding and non-bonding pair

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What is the electron domain geometry when there are 2 electron domains and what are the bond angles?

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Linear

Bond angle= 180

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Examples of linear molecules

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CO2 and C2H2

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What are the molecular geometries when there are 3 electron domains and what are the bond angles?

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(E.G and M.G) Trigonal planar 
- Bond angle = 120
(M.G)
V shaped
- Depends on presence of lone pairs 
- Stronger repulsion 
- Bond angle= slightly less than 120
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What are the molecular geometries when there are 4 electron domains and what are the bond angles?

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(E.G and M.G) 
Tetrahedral
-Bond angles = 109.5
(M.G)
Trigonal pyramidal 
-One lone pair 
-Bond angles= 107.8 
(M.G)
V-shaped 
- Two lone pairs 
-Bond angles= 104.5
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Why do bond angles become smaller as lone pairs increase?

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There is stronger repulsion between lone pairs and bonding pairs

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H3O + ion has a lone pair on oxygen. What is its molecular and electron domain geometry?

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Electron domain: Tetrahedral
Molecular:
Trigonal pyramidal

36
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What are 4 different allotropes of carbon?

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  1. Diamond
  2. Graphite
  3. Fullerene
  4. Graphene
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Allotropes

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Different forms of same element in same physical state. They have different physical properties

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Diamond: Structure

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1 carbon atom bonded to 4 other carbons in a tetrahedral arrangement

39
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Diamond: Properties and reason

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Strong covalent bonds 
-Hard 
-High M.P. and B.P.
-Insoluble 
No delocalized electrons 
-Poor electrical conductor
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Graphite: Structure

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1 carbon bonded to 3 carbon atoms in trigonal planar arrangement.
Layered structure= Carbon atoms are in fused hexagonal ring

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Graphite: What are layers held by?

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Weak London dispersion forces

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Graphite: Properties and reason

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Free delocalized electrons 
-Able to conduct electricity 
Layers slide 
-Soft 
Electrons reflect light 
- Dark shiny grey unlike colorless diamond
  • Also insoluble
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Fullerene (C60): Structure

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  • 1 carbon to 3 carbon atoms, trigonal planar

- 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons of carbon i.e. truncated icosahedron

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Fullerene: Why is it a worse electrical conductor than graphite?

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It has delocalized electrons but cannot jump between different fullerene. It’s also spherical

45
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Fullerene: Is it soluble?

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Insoluble in water but soluble in organic compounds like benzene

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Fullerene: Why is it (C60) not considered a macromolecule

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It is large but carbon number is not fixed

47
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Graphene

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Single layers of graphite

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Graphene: Bond angle and structure

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Trigonal planar and bond angle of 120

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Graphene: Properties

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  • High tensile strength (1000x steel)

- High conductivity (electric and thermal)

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Graphene: Uses based on properties

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  • Behaves as semi metal so suitable for electronic device
  • Addition of 1% of graphene to plastic helps conduct electricity
  • Permeable so suitable for desalination and water purification
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Graphene: Why is it the most chemically reactive?

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Carbon atoms on edges have unoccupied bonds

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