Bonding Review Flashcards
Chemical Bonding
2+ atoms bond together to make a stable compound that has LOWER energy than the atoms
Stable
Atom has a full valence (outer) shell, and will NOT bond (noble gases)
Unstable
Atom’s valence shell is not full (less than 8 atoms), and will bond with other atoms
Compound Formation
Occurs when 2 atoms of different elements bond, and they will keep doing so until it is stable
2 Types of Bonds
Ionic and Covalent
Ionic Bonds
Between a metal and non-metal, ionic bonds gain/lose electrons, cations and anions typically form ionic bonds
Ion
Charged atom. + charged= cation (less electrons) - charged= anion (more electrons) Metals form cations, nonmetals form anions
Ionic Compounds
Make CRYSTALLINE solids, HIGH melting and boiling points, conduct when dissolved in water, not soluble in nonpolar liquid unlike in water
Covalent Bonds
Between nonmetal and nonmetal, elements close in electronegativity tend to form covalent bonds, these bonds SHARE electrons (shared e- don’t belong to either atom)
Covalent Compounds
Gases/liquids/solids, LOW melting and boiling points, poor conductors in all phases, most soluble in nonpolar liquid but not water
Electronegativity
The attraction of an atom for shared e-, increase from L to R, high for nonmetals, low for metals
Electronegativity Difference
0.4 or under= Nonpolar Covalent Bond, 1.7 or under= Polar Covalent Bond, anything higher= Ionic Bond
Sharing of Electrons
Equal sharing in nonpolar covalent bond, unequal sharing in polar covalent bond
Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
Between nonmetals, equal or almost equal sharing of e-, low electronegativity difference (0.0 to 0.4)
Polar Covalent Bonds
Occurs between nonmetals, unequal sharing of electrons, moderate electronegativity difference (0.5 to 1.7)