Bonding Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three types of bonding?
A
Metallic, covalent and ionic bonding.
2
Q
What is ionic bonding?
A
The electromagnetic force between oppositely charged ions after the transfer of electrons.
3
Q
What is covalent bonding?
A
The force binding two atoms that are sharing atoms.
4
Q
What is metallic bonding?
A
The electrostatic force gluing metal atoms in place, by a sea of delocalised electrons.
5
Q
In an exothermic reaction, what happens to the bonds of the reactants?
A
They break, releasing energy to form new products.
6
Q
In an endothermic reaction, what happens to the bonds of the reactants?
A
The reactants absorb energy creating new bonds.
