Bonding And Structure Flashcards
Factors affecting ionic bond strength
Nuclear charge/charge of ions
Ionic radii
Effect of nuclear charge / charge of ions on ionic bond strength
Higher charge= stronger
Effect of ionic radii on ionic bond strength
Smaller ionic radii= stronger
Describe strength of ionic bind across a period
Cationic radii decreases
Charge increases
Therefore for cations the ionic bond strength increases across a period
2 different types of substance
Molecular= simple or macro (covalent)
Giant= giant ionic or giant covalent or giant metallic
Describe giant ionic crystal lattice
Oppositely charged ions held in a regular 3D lattice by electrostatic attraction. E.g NaCl
Ionic bonds= multidirectional
Properties of ionic
High mp and bp= many multidirectional IB to break
Only conduct when molten or aq
Brittle= if arrangement is disrupted then ions repel
Often soluble in polar solvents e.g water but insoluble in non polar
What is stronger, single or triple bonds
Single= longer and weaker
Triple= shorter and stronger
Nuclei can remain closer if the shared electron density contains more bonding electrons to overcome repulsion.
Covalent defintion
Consists of shared pairs of electrons normally with one electron being supplied by each atom either side of bond.
Where can a covalent bond form
Atoms of same element e.g N2 O2 Cl2
Atoms of different non-metal elements, E.g CO2 SO2
When one of the elements is in middle of table e.g CCl4 SiCl4
Head of the group elements with high ionisation energies e.g BeCl2 AlCl3
With what electronegativity difference is ionic vs polar cov vs non polar cov
<0.5= non polar covalent
0.5<x>1.7= polar covalent
>1.7=ionic</x>
Factors affecting covalent bond strength
Sum of atomic radii/size. Smaller=stronger
Number of bonding electron pairs. Higher neg charge attracted to nucleus.
Bond length varies bond strength. Shorter=stronger longer=weaker
What does VSEPR stand for
Valence
Shell
Electron
Pair
Repulsion
Rules for shape of molecules
Draw lewis model
Count electron groups
Count bonded pairs
Count lone pairs
State the different shapes
Linear 180
Bent 104.5
Trigonal planar 120
Tetrahedra 109.5
Octahedral 90 & 180
Trigonal pyramid 107
Trigonal bypyramid
State bond angle of methane
Tetrahedra 109.5
State bond angle of boron trifluoride
BF3
Trigonal planar 120
Whats more electron dense, lone pair or bonded pair
What is the greatest repulsion between
Lone pair
LP is pulled to one nucleus therefore more compact and provide more repulsion.
BP evenly pulled towards each nuclei
2 lone pairs
What is a lewis diagram
Involves lone pairs and represents bonding electron pairs with a stick
What is a sigma
sigma bonds (σ bonds) are the strongest type of covalent chemical bond. They are formed by head-on overlapping between atomic orbitals.
Dative covalent bond
Shared pair of electrons come from only one atom
Both electrons supplied by one atom in a covalent bond
Examples of dative covalent
CO carbon monoxide
NH4+ ammonia
H30+
NH3BF3
Al2Cl6
Two AlCl3 molecules join together through two dative covalent bonds to form the dimer Al2Cl6
Describe the linear shape of molecules
N. Bonding pairs 2
N. Lone pairs 0
Bond angle 180
Examples CO2, BeF2, HCN, CS2