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What are the 3 types of chemical bond?

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  • Ionic
  • Covalent (polar/non-polar)
  • Metallic
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What does an ionic bond form between?

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A metal and a non-metal

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If an electron is lost, what charge does the particle have?

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Positive

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If an electron is gained, what charge does the particle have?

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Negative

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What is a positively charged ion called?

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Cation

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What is a negatively charged ion called?

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Anion

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What is a covalent bond?

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A bond formed between atoms by the sharing of electrons

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What is a non-polar covalent bond?

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When electrons are shared equally

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What is a polar covalent bond?

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When electrons are shared unequally

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What is the electron domain geometry of minimum repulsion?

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Tetrahedral

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What is the trend in electronegativity in the periodic table?

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Increased from left to right (across periods)

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What model is based on the idea that electron pairs will repel each other?

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Valence shell electron pair model (VSEPR)

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How many electron domains are there?

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4

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What are electron domains?

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Where electrons are likely to be found

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What is the electron domain geometry of water?

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Tetrahedral

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What is the molecular geometry of water?

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Bent

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What is the electron domain geometry for carbon dioxide?

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Linear shape

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What is the electron domain geometry for boron trifluoride (BF3)?

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Trigonal planar

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What is the electron domain geometry for methane?

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Tetrahedral

20
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What is lattice energy?

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A measure of the stabilisation caused by oppositely charged ions forming a solid lattice

21
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What do polar covalent bonds result in?

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A dipole

22
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What is electronegativity?

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The ability of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons to itself

23
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Why is electronegativity so important?

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Intermolecular electrostatic interactions means water is liquid at room temperature

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What is valence bond theory

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  • When a valence atomic orbital of one atom merges with that of another atom
  • Orbitals overlap
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What does Lewis theory state?

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That covalent bonding occurs when atoms share electrons, which concentrates the electron density between the nuclei

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What are sigma bonds?

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Covalent bonds in which the electron density is concentrated symmetrically about the internuclear axis

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What are pi bonds?

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Bonds that form as a result of sideways overlap of 2p orbitals, in which the overlap regions lie above and below the internuclear axis

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Describe a sp hybrid orbital

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  • 2 lobes
  • One is lever than the other
  • Identical in shape
  • Opposite direction
29
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Which bond has lower energy levels; sigma or pi?

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Sigma

30
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Why do orbitals hybridise?

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  • The large lobe of hybrid orbitals can be better directed at other atoms than unhybridised atomic orbitals
  • They overlap more strongly, resulting in stronger bonds
31
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What is the uncertainty principle?

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Impossible to say where an electron is at any given time

32
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What is a lone pair?

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A pair of electrons in a fully occupied orbital

33
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Where do covalent bonds form?

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Between 2 non metals

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