C2 - Bonding, Structure and Properties of Matter Flashcards
Ions
Charged particles which can be singles atoms or a group of atoms
Why do atoms lose or gain electrons to form ions?
To get a full outer shell, “a stable electronic structure”
What happens when metals form ions?
The lose electrons from their outershells to form positive ions
What happens when non-metals form ions?
They gain electrons into their outer shell to form negative ions`
What groups are most likely to form Ions?
Groups 1, 2, 6, 7
What is ionic bonding?
When a metals and non-metal react together, the metals 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
What are dot and cross diagrams used for?
To show the arrangement of electrons in an atom or ion. Each electron is represented by a dot ore a cross.
Why may dot and cross diagrams may not be useful?
They don’t show the structure of the compound, the size of the ions or how they’re arranged
What structure do ionic compounds have?
A giant ionic lattice
How do the ions form a closely packed regular lattice arrangement?
Loads of strong electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions, in all directions in the lattice
Give some similar properties of ionic compounds
- High melting and boiling points
- Can’t conduct electricity unless they are melted
- Some can dissolve in water
Why do ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points?
Many strong bonds between the ions which means more energy to overcome the electrostatic forces of attraction
When can ionic compounds conduct electricity?
When they melt because the ions separate and are free to move in the and they’ll carry electric charge
When an ionic compounds dissolves in water, why can they carry electric charge?
Because the ions separate and are free to move in the solution
Covalent bonds
When non-metal atoms bond together and share pairs of electrons. 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 single covalent bond provides one extra shared electron for each atom. Each atom generally makes enough covalent bonds to fill up its outer shell. This process happens in compounds of non-metals and in non-metal elements.
What are some different ways of drawing covalent bonds?
Use dot cross diagrams, Displayed formula and 3D models.
Advantage for drawing covalent bonds with dot and cross diagrams
Useful for showing which atoms the electrons in a covalent bonds come from
Disadvantage for drawing covalent bonds with dot and cross
They don’t show the relative sizes of the atoms or how the atoms are arranged in space
Advantages of drawing covalent bonds with the displayed formula
Showing how atoms are connected in large molecules
Disadvantages of using displayed formulae for drawing covalent bonds?
They don’t show the 3d structure of the molecule or which atoms the electrons in the covalent bond have come from
Advantages of using 3d model for covalent bonds
Shows their arrangement in space next to each other
Disadvantages of using 3d models
Can quickly get confusing for large molecules where there are lots of atoms to include. They don’t show where the electrons in the bonds have come from.
What are simple molecular substances
Molecules containing a few atoms joined together by covalent bonds
What are some common examples of simple molecular substances
- Hydrogen (H2) : Hydrogen atoms only have 1 electron so they only need 1 more to complete the first shell. (single)
- Chlorine (Cl2): Each chlorine atom needs just one more electron to complete the outer shell. So 2 chlorine atoms can share one pair of electrons (single)
- Oxygen (O2): Each oxygen atom needs to more electrons to complete it’s outer shell. So 2 oxygen atoms share 2 pairs (double)
- Nitrogen (N2): Need 3 more electrons, so 2 nitrogen atoms share 3 pairs of electrons (triple)
Properties of Simple Molecular Substances
- Held together by very strong covalent bonds (the forces of attraction between the molecules are very weak)
- To melt or boil these, you need to break the intermolecular forces and not the covalent bonds which means they have very low melting and boiling points
- Most of them are gases or liquids at room temperature
- As the molecules get bigger, the strength of the intermolecular forces increase and therefore more energy is needed to break them (melting and boiling points increase)
- Molecular compounds don’t conduct electricity simply because they aren’t charged, so there are no free electrons or ions
Polymers
Lots of small units linked together to form a long molecule that has repeating sections.