bonding, structure and properties Flashcards
what is a compound?
substance in which two or more elements are chemically combined
what are the three types of chemical bonds?
- ionic
- covalent
- metallic
what is the bonding and structure like in iconic compound?
- bonding occurs between metals and non-metals
- electrostatic attractions between oppositely charged ions
- form a giant ionic lattice
- electrons are transferred [metals lose, non-metals gain]
what’s the diagram for ionic bonding?
[o]+ [o]-
what are the properties of an ionic compound?
- high melting and boiling points
- only conduct electricity when molten/dissolved
- brittle
what is the bonding and structure like in metallic compounds?
- giant structures of positive metal ions
- electrons in outer shell are delocalised [free to move through the whole structure]
- electrostatic attraction between positive metal ions and negative delocalised electrons
what are the properties of metallic compounds?
- layers can slide over each other, they can be bent [malleable and ductile]
- delocalised electrons so they can carry charge, can conduct electricity and heat
- bonds are very strong, high melting and boiling points
what is the bonding like in covalent bond?
- atoms share electrons
what’s the diagram for covalent bonding?
venn diagram thing
what are the properties of simple molecules?
- usually gasses or liquids that have low melting and boiling points
- weak intermolecular forces
- don’t conduct electricity
what are the properties of giant covalent structures?
- solids
- very high melting and boiling points
- strong covalent bonds
what are the properties of diamond?
- each carbon atom is covalently bonded to 4 other carbon atoms
- very hard
- very high melting point
- doesn’t conduct electricity
what is an allotrope?
different forms elements can exist in - the structures are made up of the same element, yet don’t have the same properties
what are the properties of graphite?
- each carbon atom is covalently bonded to 3 other carbon atoms
- layers of hexagonal rings with no covalent bonds between them
- layers can slide over each other, soft and slippery
- on electron from each carbon atom is delocalised
- can conduct electricity
what is graphene?
a single layer of graphite