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1
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What are structural formulas?

A

Formulas that are more descriptive than chemical formulas because they show us how atoms are bonded together

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What is the stability of noble gases related to?

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The number of electrons in the atom

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How can atoms achieve stable electron numbers?

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By sharing or transferring electrons

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What are valence electrons?

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Electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom

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What is an ionic bond explained by?

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The attraction between positive and negative ions resulting from the transfer of one or more valence electrons

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What is a covalent bond explained by?

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The attraction by the nuclei of atoms for valence electrons that they share between them

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Why do only valence electrons matter for bonding?

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Because electron that are closer to the nucleus are held more tightly and can’t be moved

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What is an orbital?

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A region of space around an atom’s nucleus where an electron may exist

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What is a bonding electron?

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A single electron in a orbital that is available to bond with another electron

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What is a lone pair?

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2 electrons occupying the same orbital

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What are lewis symbols?

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Electron diagrams that represent the number of valence electrons in an atom

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What does the element symbol represent in a lewis diagram?

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It represent the nucleus and all of the non-valence electrons

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What is electronegativity?

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The ability of an atom attract bonding electrons to it valence level

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What cause covalent bonding?

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When the electronegativities are both relatively high neither will win and the bonding electrons will be shared by both atoms

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What does ionic bonding depend on?

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If the electronegativities of 2 atoms have a large difference the atom with the larger electronegativity will take the electron

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What is the overall charge on ionic compounds?

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Neutral because of the way they arrange themselves

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17
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What shape do ionic compounds arrange themselves in?

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A crystal lattice

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What is metallic bonding?

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If both atoms have relatively low electronegativities the atoms share valence electrons because they are not held very strongly by their atoms. The valence electrons act like a sea that holds the positivity

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Why are molecular formulas different from ionic formulas?

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Because they show how the atoms are bonded in molecular formulas

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What is bonding capacity?

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The maximum number of single covalent bonds that an atom can form. It is determined by the number of bonding electrons

21
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What is a coordinate covalent bond?

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When an atom donates 2 electrons to another atom so they both have 8

22
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What is a molecular formula?

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A type of formula that shows how the atoms are bonded. ex. CH3COOH

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What does a lewis diagram show?

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It shows how the valence electrons are bonded using dots

24
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What does a structural formula show?

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It uses lines to show how atoms are bonded

25
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What is stereochemistry?

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The study of 3D spatial configuration of molucules

26
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What does VSEPR stand for?

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Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory

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What is VSEPR theory based on?

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The electrical repulsion of bonded and unbonded pairs in a molecule that aim to stay as far apart as possible

28
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What do 2 bond pairs and 0 lone pairs form?

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Linear

X - A - X

29
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What do 3 bond pairs and 0 lone pairs form?

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Trigonal Planar
        X
         l
        A
      /     \
   X         X
30
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What do 4 bond pairs 0 lone pairs form?

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Tetrahedral   
     X
         l
        A
      E   |  \
   X    W   X
31
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What do 3 bond pairs 1 lone pair form?

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Trigonal Pyramid
            A
         /   |    \
       /     |       \
     X      W     X
32
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What do 2 bond pairs and 2 lone pairs form

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Angular

33
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What does 1 bond pairs and 3 lone pairs form?

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Linear

34
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How is the rate that hydrocarbons react affected by bonds?

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  • Hydrocarbons with multiple bonds react very quickly

- Hydrocarbons with single bonds react slowly

35
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What is a polar molecule?

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A molecule in which the negative charge is not distributed evenly

36
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What are the polar molecules?

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  • Different atoms together
  • Nitrogen and other atoms
  • Oxygen and other atoms
  • Carbon and two other kinds of atoms
37
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What are the non-polar molecules?

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  • All elements

- Containing carbon and one type of other molecule

38
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When will a nonpolar covalent bond be formed?

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When 2 atoms have the same electronegativity so they share electrons equally

39
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When will atoms form a polar covalent bond?

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When they have different electronegativities and do not share electrons equally

40
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What is a bond dipole?

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The charge separation that occurs when there is an electronegativity difference

41
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What are intermolecular forces?

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The forces of attraction and repulsion between molecules

42
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What are intramolecular forces?

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The forces within a molecule

43
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What are the 2 Van Der Waals forces?

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Dipole-Dipole force

London Force

44
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What are dipole-dipole forces?

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Attraction between the positive and negative ends of polar molecules. They are very weak

45
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What are london forces?

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Momentary dipole-dipole forces that occur when electron distribution is momentarily uneven

46
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How are electrons and boiling points related?

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The lesser amount of electrons means the lower boiling point because it is easier to separate bonds

47
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What is hydrogen bonding?

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An intermolecular force when a hydrogen nucleus could be shared between electrons on adjacent molecules

48
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What three atoms can be used in hydrogen bonding?

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Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine

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