Bond and molecules Flashcards
What does the arrangement and number of electrons in the atom determine?
Chemical (environmental behaviour)
Reactivity
Properties
What do electrons exist as?
in a delocalised cloud
What is quanta?
the fixed discrete amount of energy electrons possess
What are orbitals in an atom?
spatial areas occupied by electrons, and the energies associated with them
How many electrons can orbitals hold?
2
What will available electrons usually do when filling orbitals?
the available electrons fill the available orbitals from the lowest energy level up, whilst maximising the number of unpaired electrons
What will electrons in the outer shell of an atom be when going down a group?
same number in outer shell
What does an increasing number electrons do in the outer shell do as you move across the groups?
alters stability and reactivity
What do vertical groups on the periodic table do?
gather elements with similar properties
What do horizontal periods correspond to?
trends in behaviour
What are core electrons like?
stable and inert
What is the valence electrons?
the number of electrons in the outer shell
What are the 3 types of bonding?
Covalent
Ionic
Metallic
What is the basic idea of covalent bonding?
Electrons are shared
What is the basic idea of ionic bonding?
Electrons are transferred
What is the basic idea with metallic bonding?
Delocalised sea of electrons
What is electronegativity?
Ability of an atom within a molecule to attract electrons
What does electro negativity dictate?
How willingly Elements attract/ give up/ share electrons
What can covalent bonds between different atoms show?
Polarity
What does it mean when we say covalent bonds are directional?
The bond points in a specific orientation