Bonding - Structure and Bonding Flashcards

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What is ionic bonding?

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Ionic bonding is the electrostatic force of attraction between a positively charged ion (metal) and a negatively charged ion (non-metal) and they transfer electrons.

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What is covalent bonding?

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When atoms share electrons (non-metal and non-metal)

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What is metallic bonding?

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With 2 positive ions (2 metals) and alloys. The electrostatic attraction between a lattice of positive ions surrounded by a sea of delocalised electrons. The sharing of delocalised electrons results in strong metallic bonding .

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Name the properties of ionic compounds

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  • High melting and boiling points
  • Can’t conduct electricity as a solid - they can when they are a liquid/dissolved in water as ions are free to move
  • Solid at room temperature
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Why do small covalent have low melting and boiling points (they are usually gases at room temperature)?

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The intermolecular forces are weak, therefore it requires very little energy

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Name 2 properties of small covalent molecules

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  • They can’t conduct electricity
  • They have low melting and boiling points
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Name 2 properties of large covelent molecules

Such as diamond and graphite

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  • Higher melting and bioling points as they have many bonds
  • Most can’t conduct electricity but some do
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Why are covalent bonds strong?

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Covalent bonds are strong because the shared electrons are attracted to the nucleus of both atoms

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Metallic Bonding

What are delocalised electrons?

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Electrons that are free to move

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Why are metals good conductors?

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They have delocalised electrons which can move, the electrons can move which can carry an electric current/ thermal energy (heat) through the whole structure

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Why are metals malleable?

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Delocalised electrons allow metal atoms to slide past one another without being subjected by strong repulsive forces that could cause materials to shatter.

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What are alloys?

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A mixture of 2 or more different elements (one has to be a metal)

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What is an example of an alloy?

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Steel - it’s mostly iron but 2% of carbon

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Name the properties of metals

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  • Shiny
  • Malleable
  • Ductile
  • High melting/boiling points
  • Conductors of electricity and heat
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True or False: Metallic bonds are weaker than ionic and covalent bonds.

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True

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What are cations?

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Positive ions

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17
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Describe the structure of metals

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They have a regular,lattice,compact structure,giant structure,delocalised electrons and have cations

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18
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What happens when cations slide over each other?

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A dent is formed

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Why aren’t ionic substances malleable?

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The like poles would cause repulsion and therefore make the whole thing shatter.

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What are anions?

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Negative ions

21
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What are allotropes?

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Different structural forms of the same elements and can have different physical properties and chemical behaviours.

22
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What is an example of an allotrope (carbon)?

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Graphite, Charcoal and diamond

23
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Why do ionic substances have high melting and boiling points?

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Because they have many bonds and the forces between the bonds are really strong, therefore they require lots of energy to break

24
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What group is not involves in ionic bonding?

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Group 0, Noble Gases

25
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What does the mass number (top) mean?

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Number of protons + number of neutrons (protons and neutrons in the nucleus)

26
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What does the atomic number (bottom) mean?

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Amount of protons or electrons

27
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Why do ionic substances have high melting points?

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Ionic substances have so many bonds and the forces in the bonds are really strong. Therefore, it requires lots of energy to break these bonds.

28
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What are ions?

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Ions are atoms that have gained or lost electrons, therefore they have a charge

29
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Why can’t covalent compounds conduct electricity?

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They don’t have any charged particles to conduct

30
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Why are ionic substances a solid at room temperature?

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  • Electrostatic attraction/ionic bonds are strong
  • The electrostatic attraction comes from all directions between oppositely charged ions
  • Forming a giant regular lattice
  • Large amount of energy to needed to break the strong bonds
  • Therefore it has a high melting point
31
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Why does chlorine, a small covalent molecule, a gas at room temperature?

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  • The covalent bonds between atoms
  • Forming simple molecules
  • Weak attraction between molecules
  • Therefore, a low boiling point
32
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What charge is an ion when it loses an electron?

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Positive

33
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What charge is an ion when it gains an electron?

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Negative

34
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What do metals rely on to keep the metal together?

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Electrostatic force of attraction

35
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What are simple molecular substances?

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They are made up of molecules containing a few atoms joined together by covalent bonds

36
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Properties of simple molecular substances

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  • Atoms within molecules are held by very strong covalent bonds
  • Forces of attraction between these molecules are weak
  • Weak intermolecular forces
  • Low melting and boiling point
  • Most are gases or liquids at room temp
  • Don’t conduct electricity
  • As molecules get bigger, strength of intermolecular forces increases, so more energy needed to break, melting and b. point increase
37
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How would you arrange the ions after doing a dot and cross diagram?

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Same as the real compound, so they are attracted to each other

38
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hydroxide ion

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OH-

39
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sulfate ions

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so4 2-

40
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nitrate ion

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no3 -

41
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carbonate ion

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co3 2-

42
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ammonium ion

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nh4 +

43
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types of substances covalent bonds can make

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simple molecular substances, polymers, giant covalent structures

44
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why do simple molecular substances have a low melting and boiling point?

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covalent bonds are strong - needs lots of energy to break
instead, weak forces are broken which are intermoelcular forces between molecules

45
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do giant covalent structures have intermolecular forces?

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no

46
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why does graphite have delocalised electrons?

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Only 3 out of each caarbons 4 out electrons are used in bonds so each carbon atom has 1 electron thats delocalised and can move