Chapter 3 - Chemical bonding Flashcards
Cations are…
Anions are…
Positive
Negative
what is an ionic bond?
electrostatic attraction between opposite charge particles
cations & anions
ionic compounds have high…
boiling and melting points
ionic compounds have good conductivity when
aqueous or molten only
( poor when solid)
what is giant lattice
regular arrangement of ionic compounds
when is a covalent bond formed
when electrons are shared between atoms to fill teh outermost shell
weak intermolecular forces mean
low boiling and melting points
Giant covalent structures
Diamond
Graphite
Silicon Dioxide
Diamond and SiO2 have
Tetrahedral structures
what metallic bonding
attraction between positive ions in metallic lattice and sea of delocalised electrons