C1- Bonding, Structure and Properties of Matter Flashcards
What is an ion?
Charged particles that can be single or groups of atoms
How do ions form?
When atoms lose or gain electrons to try and get a full outer shell
How do positive ions form?
When metals form ions they lose electrons from their outer shell
How do negative ions form?
When non metals from ions they gain electrons into their outer shell
What is the charge of the ion the same as?
The number of electrons lost or gained, if 2 lost, the charge is +2
Which groups are most likely to form ions?
1&2
6&7
What are positive ions called?
Cations
What are negative ions called?
Anions
List the groups and their ion charge
G1 = 1+
G2 = 2+
G3 = 3+
G5 = 3-
G6 = 2-
G7 = 1-
What are the three types of bonding?
Ionic
Covalent
Metallic
What is ionic bonding (simple)?
Transfer of electrons
What is ionic bonding (detailed)?
When a metal and a non metal react together, the metal atom loses electrons to form a positively charged ion and the non metal gains these electrons to form a negatively charged ion. These oppositely charged ions are strongly attracted to one another by electrostatic forces. This attraction is called an ionic bond.
Dot cross diagrams to show how ionic compounds are formed
In book
What are the limits of dot cross diagrams?
They don’t show the structure of the compound, the size of the ions, or how they’re arranged
What is the structure of an ionic compound called?
A regular lattice structure
A giant ionic lattice
Describe a regular lattice structure
Ions form a closely packed regular lattice arrangement and there are very strong electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions in all directions in the lattice.
Structure of sodium chloride
In book
Do ionic compounds have high or low melting and boiling points and why?
High melting and boiling points due to the many strong bonds between ions. It takes a lot of energy to overcome the attraction.
In what state of matter can ionic compounds conduct electricity and what state can’t they?
When they’re solid the ions are held in place so the compounds can’t conduct electricity.
When ionic compounds melt the ions are free to move and they’ll carry electric charge.
Does ionic bonding occur in metals, non metals or both?
Both
What happens to some ionic compounds in water?
Some dissolve in water. The ions separate and are free to move in the solution so they’ll carry electrical charge.
How do you find the empirical formula of an ionic compound?
From a diagram of the compound. If dot cross, count up how many atoms there are of each element.
If 3 D diagram of ionic lattice, use it to work out what ions are in the compound, balance the ion charges so the overall compound charge is zero.
What is covalent bonding (simple)?
Sharing electrons
What is covalent bonding (detail)?
When non metal atoms bond together they share pairs of electrons to make covalent bonds. The positively charged nuclei of the bonded atoms are attracted to the shared pair of electrons by electrostatic forces making covalent bonds very strong. Atoms only share electrons in their outer shells. Each singled covalent bond provides one extra shared electron for each atom. Each atom involved generally makes enough covalent bonds to fill up its outer shell.
Does covalent bonding occur in metals, non metals, or both?
Compounds of non metals
Non metal elements
How can you draw covalent bonds?
Dot cross in books
What are simple molecular substances?
Structures made up of molecules containing a few atoms joined together by covalent bonds
Give 7 examples of simple molecular substances
Hydrogen
Chlorine
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Methane
Water
Hydrogen Chloride
What bonds do substances with simple molecular substances usually have?
Covalent bonds
The atoms within the molecules are held together by very ____ ______ bonds. By contrast the forces of attraction between the molecules are very ____
strong
covalent
weak
What are the melting and boiling points of simple molecular substances like?
Very low due to weak inter molecular forces
What states are most molecular substances at room temperature?
Gases
Liquids
As molecules get ____ the strength of the inter molecular forces _____ so ____ energy is needed to break them and the melting and boiling points ____
Bigger
Increases
More
Increase
Do molecular compounds conduct electricity and why?
No because they aren’t charged so there are no free electrons or ions