Carbon & Its Compound Flashcards
How many bonds can Carbon make
4
In terms of bonding, what makes carbon unique compared to other element 1`
C can bond with itself
Most abundant element on earth
Oxygen
What element is organic chem based on
carbon q
1 reason why carbon is special structurally
can form long chains + rings + complex molecules.
how many types of bonds are there
2
what are the 2 types of bonds
Ionic and covalent
what is ionic bonding
electrons transferred from one to another
When does an ionic bond occur
when the electronegativity difference between 2 atoms is high
in ionic bonds, what are the resulting compounds called
salts
what are covalent bonds
share electrons
what is the most common bond in organic molecules
covalent bond
in covalent bonds, what holds the atoms together
charges
What elements follow octet rule strictly
B, C, N. O. F
what elements can exceed the octet rule
from the 3rd row and below of PT elements can exceed octet rule
in lewis structures, how are bonded and non-bonded electrons shown
bonded electrons shown as line. non bonded electrons shown as dots
what are formal charges
they help track charged atoms
what does formal charges show
the shared and non shared electrons to the number of valence atoms
what is the formula to find formal charges
(Groups #) - (# of bonds) - (# of non-bonded e) = FC
Steps of finding formal charges (7)
- Count tot valence e-
- If charged molecules, then add 1 electron for -ve charge and subtract 1 for electron for +ve charge
- Draw out atoms w/ single bonds only
- count total # of bonds drawn. # valence e - # bonded e = # non bonded e
- add non bonded e to the structure. Start with most electronegative atoms
- calculate FC using formula. note, carbons with 4 bonds have no FC
- rearrange so that atoms have fewest charges possible. Take e from -ve atom and bond with +ve atom that doesnt have full octet
what is an incomplete octet
structures with less than 8 electrons
what expanded octet
structures with more than 8 electrons
what is electronegativity
Ability of an atom to pull an electron towards itself from the surrounding atoms to which it is bonded.
What is the PT trend for electronegativity
EN increases from left to right and bottom to top