Bonding and Intermolecular Forces Flashcards
Covalent bonds involve the _____________ of electrons, which is usually between nonmetals and metalloids.
Sharing
Reason ionic bond forms
Cation-anion attraction
Law that dictates strength of ionic bond
Coulomb’s law
The greater the electronegativity difference between two elements sharing electrons, the more __________ the bond.
Polar
Carbon will make _______ bonds when covalently bonded.
4
4 electron domains
sp3
Tetrahedral
109°
3 electron domains
sp2
Trigonal planar
120°
2 electron domains
sp
Linear
180°
In asymmetrical molecules, bond dipoles __________ cancel, which makes the molecule __________.
Do not; polar
In symmetrical molecules, bond dipoles _________ cancel out, which makes the molecules _________.
Do; nonpolar
Carbon-to-hydrogen bonds are considered __________.
Nonpolar
CxHy polarity
Always nonpolar
A single bond contains 2 electrons, which make up ____ sigma bond(s) and ____ pi bond(s).
one; zero
A double bond contains 4 electrons, which make up ____ sigma bond(s) and ____ pi bond(s).
one; one
A triple bond contains 6 electrons, which make up ____ sigma bond(s) and ____ pi bond(s).
one; two
Lattice energy is the energy required to separate __________ in a(n) ____________ compound.
Ions; ionic