Bonding Flashcards
Ionic bonding
Electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions
How are ionic compounds held together
Giant lattice
Electro static attraction
Properties of ionic substances
High melting and boiling point
Dont conduct electricity when solid
Conducts electricity in liquid or molten
Covalent bond
A shared pair of electrons between two atoms
Properties of simple molecular covalent substances
Don’t conduct electricity
Small molecules
weak intermolecular forces
Low melting and boiling points
What are polymers
Very large molecules
Giant covalent substances
High melting/boiling points
Diamond, graphite, silicon dioxide
Mostly doesn’t conduct electricity
Metallic bonding
Forces of attraction between delocalised electrons and nuclei of metal ions
Properties of metals
High melting/ boiling points
Good conductors of heat + electricity
Malleable and soft