Bonding Flashcards
What is ionic bonding?
The force of attraction between two oppositely charged ions
Metals loose electrons to form..?
Non- metals gain electrons to form?
- positive ions (cations)
- negative ions (anions)
Explain ionic bonding in sodium chloride?
Sodium transfers an electron to chlorine. Sodium becomes a 1+ ion. Chlorine gain an electron forming a 1- ion. There is an attraction between Na+ and Cl- ions as one sodium atom can only satisfy one chlorine atom this is called the ionic bond
What is the overall charge of an ionic compound?
No overall charge because the positive and negative ions balance each other out
Explain why ionic compounds are solids at room temperature/ have high melting and boiling points?
- strong electrostatic force of attraction between oppositely charged ions
- a lot of energy is needed to overcome these strong forces
- so at room temperature all ionic compounds are solids with high melting and boiling points
The electrostatic forces increase in strength as ..?
- the charge on the ion increases
- the size of the ion decreases
Why is the melting point of CaF2 is higher than CaCl2?
- fluoride ion is smaller than chloride ion
- so there is a greater force of attraction between the calcium ion and the fluoride ion so more energy is needed to overcome these forces between the ions
What is a crystal?
A solid with a regular shape which contains particles organised in a regular structure
Ionic bonds in solids form..?
Giant ionic lattice
How are ions arranged in a giant ionic lattice?
in a regular repeating pattern
Describe the giant ionic lattice of sodium chloride crystal?
Draw the sodium chloride structures/ diagrams
- each ions is surrounded by 6 of the oppositely charged ions to form a face- cantered cubic crystal structure
- coordination number = 6
- the chloride ions is much larger than the sodium ion the sodium ion fits into the spaces between the chloride ions.
the type of ionic lattice formed by an ionic compound depends on what..?
the relative sizes of the ions present
What does Caesium chloride crystal form?
forms a body-centered cubic crystal instead of a face centered cubic crystal
What are the properties of ionic crystals?
- high melting points because of many strong ionic bonds
- hard and brittle
- soluble in water
- do not conduct electricity - no free ions
- when melted can conduct
Why can ionic crystals only conduct electricity when molten?
when an ionic compound is molten or dissolved, the ions are free to move and carry current throughout the structure but a solid has no free ions.
What is covalent bonding?
How is it formed?
- Involved the sharing of a pair of electrons between 2 atoms
- two atomic orbitals overlap
What determines the strength of a covalent bond?
The amount of overlap of the atomic orbitals
greater overlap = stronger bond
What are lone pairs?
Non-bonded pairs of electrons in a compound
How many electrons does phosphorus have in its outer shell?
How many electrons does aluminium have in its outer shell?
- 10
- 6
What are multiple bonds?
Sometimes atoms can share 4 electrons to form double covalent bond or 6 electrons to form a triple covalent bond e.g nitrogen co2
What is coordinate bonding/ dative covalency?
In order for coordination bonding to occur what must we have?
Show the formation of NH4+ and NH3BF3
Coordinate and dative covalent bonds are formed when one atom contributes both of its electrons needed for the covalent bond
One atom must have a lone pair and one atom must have a vacant orbital
why do the arrows show in the Co-ordinate/ dative covalent bond?
shows the origin of the lone pair of electrons
Two types of covalent structures?
Simple molecular and giant macromolecular
Properties of simple covalent compounds?
Strong covalent bonds within the molecules but weak forces of attraction - little energy required
- low melting and boiling points
- gases or volatile liquids at room temp
- do not conduct electricity - no free ions or electrons
Describe and draw the structure of an iodine crystal?
- arranged in a regular repeating pattern
- face cantered cubic
- weak Van Der Waals forces so small amount of energy is needed to break
- diatomic iodine molecule
-does not conduct electricity - no free ions - soft and brake easily
What happens when iodine is heated?
Changes from a black shiny solid into a purple vapour (sublimation) which separated the I2 molecules
Two examples that form giant covalent crystals?
Diamond and graphite which are allotropes of carbon
Sketch and Describe the structure and properties of diamond
- giant covalent structure - strongly covalently bonded to 4 other carbon atoms
- tetrahedral arrangement
- does not conduct - no free electrons
- hard
- strong melting and boiling
Describe the structure and properties of graphite?
- covalent bonded to 3 other carbon atoms
- strong covalent bonds between the carbon atoms in each layer
- electrons free to move between layers as they’re held by weak forces
- trigonal planar arrangement
- graphite is soft as layer can slide over each other
High melting and boiling points
what is electronegativity?
-electron negativity is the power of an atom to withdraw electron density from a covalent bond
in other words
-the ability of an atom to attract the bonding pair of electrons towards itself
Why are there no electronegativity values for group 0?
Because they do not form covalent bonds
What are the trends in electronegativity on the periodic table?
- electronegativity decreases down a group
- electronegativity increases across a period
- generally, increases from bottom left to the top right of the periodic table
What can be used to explain the electronegativity trends?
- size of the atom
- size of the nuclear charge
Why does electronegativity decrease down a group?
- Due to an increase in atomic radii.
- The covalent bond electron pair is further away from the nuclear charge and is shielded by the inner electrons.
- Therefore the atom is less able to withdraw electron density from the covalent bond
Explain why does electronegativity increase across a period?
- due to an increase in nuclear charge
- as we move across a period we are filling the same energy level and there is similar shielding
- therefore the atom is more able to withdraw electronegativity from the covalent bond
Which elements have the highest electronegativity values?
Nof elements
Nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine
What elements have the lowest electronegativity values?
Bottom left of periodic table (reactive metals)
Caesium, rubidium
How are non-polar molecules formed in terms of electronegativity ?
Forced between them are..?
When atoms of the same electronegativity are bonded together
They have weak Van Der Waals forces between the molecules
E.g h2 cl2 i2
Explain how covalent bonding occurs in terms of electronegativity?
When atoms of similar electronegativity are bonded together covalent bonding occurs and covalent substances are formed
Explain how ionic bonding occurs in terms of electronegativity?
When atoms with a large difference in electronegativity are bonded together ionic bonding occurs and ionic substances are formed
what is electronegativity?
-electron negativity is the power of an atom to withdraw electron density from a covalent bond
in other words
-the ability of an atom to attract the bonding pair of electrons towards itself
Non polar covalent bonds share the electron pair…?
- Equally
The electron cloud is symmetrical
Explain how polar covalent bonds are formed?
When atoms of different electronegativity are bonded together
What happens in polar covalent bonding?
The more electronegative atom withdraws the electron pair more strongly
The more electronegative atom is..?
The less electronegative atom has a..?
- slightly negatively charged
- slight positive charge
What creates the polar bond?
the charge separation creates and electric dipole and the bond is said to be polar