Bonding Flashcards
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Electronegativity difference of an ionic bond
1.7 or greater
Properties of ionic bonds
Strong
Hard crystal structures
High melting points
Solids
When are ionic cmpds good conductors
When they are dissolved in water (NOT AS SOLIDS)
What must be true for a substance to be a good conductor.
The substance must be free of charged particles
Oxidation state for fluorine (F)\
+2 or +3
Oxidation state for nickel (Ni)
+2 or +3
Oxidation state for copper (Cu)
+1 or +2
Oxidation state for gold (Au)
+1 or +3
Oxidation state for tungsten (W)
+6
Oxidation state for zinc (zn)
+2
Oxidation state for silver (Ag)
+1
Oxidation state for cadmium (Cd)
+2
Oxidation state for Aluminum (Al)
+3
Oxidation state for Boron (B)
+3
Old system name for iron
Ferr
Old system name for nickle
Nice
Old system name for copper
Cup
Old system name for gold
Aur
Old system for naming ionic cmpds: suffix for higher of the oxidation states
-ic
Old system for naming ionic cmpds: suffix for lower of the oxidation states
-ous
Covalent bonds
Bond between 2 or more nonmetals only
Electronegativity difference of covalent bonds
1.7 or less
Properties of covalent bonds
Weaker bonds than ionic Lower melting\ boiling points Softer cmpds Could be solid liquid or gas POOR conductor in all phases
Polar bonds form….
Molecules or molecular compounds (same thing)