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Chapter 5 - Electrons and bonding Flashcards

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1
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Where are shells with the highest energy levels located?

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Further from the nucleus

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What are the four types of sub-shells?

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S-orbital
P-orbital
D-orbital
F-orbital

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How many orbitals are there in an S sub-shell?

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How many electrons can fit in the S sub-shell?

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How many orbitals are there in the P sub-shell?

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How many electrons are can fit in the P sub-shell?

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How many orbitals are there in the D sub-shell?

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How many electrons can fit in the D sub-shell?

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How many orbitals are there in the F sub-shell?

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How many electrons can fit in the F sub-shell?

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What is an orbital?

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An area of space that an electron moves in

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What is spin-pairing?

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When there are two electrons in an orbital, they must spin in opposite directions

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What is the shape of S orbitals?

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Spherical

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What is the shape of P orbitals?

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Dumbbell

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How many P orbitals are there?

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3

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What is sub shell notation?

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You write the energy shell, then sub-shell, then the number of electrons, e.g. 1s2 2s2 2p6

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How to show electron configuration using the electrons in boxes method?

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Each box represents one orbital and each arrow represents one electron
One arrow must go up and the other down

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What is important to remember about the 4s sub-shell?

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It is at a lower energy level than the 3d sub-shell, so will fill first but also empties first
We also write the 3d sub-shell first

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19
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In what manner will electrons fill orbitals with the same energy level?

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Singly

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What is an ionic bond?

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An eletrostatic attraction between two oppositely charged ions

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How can you work out the formula of an ionic compound?

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Work out the charges on the ions and ensure it is balanced so the total charge is zero

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What is n electronic orbital?

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A region around the nucleus that can hold up to two electrons

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23
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What is a sub-shell?

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Orbitals of the same type are grouped together

24
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What is important to remember about two electrons in the same orbital?

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They must have opposite spins

25
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Why does the 4s shell fill before the 3d sub-shell?

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It is at a lower energy level

26
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What is shorthand notation for electronic structure?

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You write the symbol of the previous noble gas plus the outer electron sub-shells

27
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What are the three blocks of the periodic table?

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S-block
P-block
D-block

28
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Where is the S-block?

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The first two groups of the periodic table

29
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Where is the P-block?

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The 6 groups on the right

30
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Where is the D-block?

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The central 10 groups

31
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What does the block an element is in represent?

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The highest energy electrons will be in that sub-shell

32
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What do dot and cross diagrams show?

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The arrangement of electrons in an atom

33
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How to draw a dot and cross diagram?

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Draw the outer shell of electrons inside a square bracket, using dots and crosses to show where the electrons came from. The charge should be indicated outside the bracket

34
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Example of a giant ionic lattice

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Sodium chloride

35
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Why does sodium chloride have a high melting point?

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It has very strong ionic bonds

36
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3 characteristics of ionic compounds

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They can conduct electricity when molten but not solid
High melting and boiling points
Tend to dissolve in water

37
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Why can ionic compounds only conduct electricity when molten or dissolved?

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In a solid, the ions are fixed in position by the ionic bonds, but when molten are mobile and can carry a charge

38
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Why do ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points?

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A lot of energy is needed to overcome the strong electrostatic forces

39
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When will the melting point of an ionic lattice be higher?

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For ions with greater charges, e.g. Ca 2+

40
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Why do ionic compounds tend to dissolve in water?

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Water is a polar solvent, so the charged ends of the water molecule are attracted to the charged ions and pull the ions from the lattice, causing it to dissolve

41
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What does the solubility of an ionic compound depend upon?

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The attractions within the lattice and the attraction between the ions and water molecules

42
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What is a covalent bond?

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The strong electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nuclei of the bonded atoms

43
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What happens when two atoms bond covalently?

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Orbital overlap occurs

44
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How to represent covalent bonds

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Dot and cross diagrams with their outer orbitals overlapping

45
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What is the displayed formula?

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It shows how the relative positioning of atoms and the bonds between them

46
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Give to exceptions to the octet rule

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Boron trifluoride

Sulfur hexafluoride

47
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Why is boron trifluoride an exception?

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Boron only has 6 outer electrons, not 8

48
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Why is sulfur hexafluoride an exception?

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Sulfur has 12 electrons in its outer shell

49
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What are multiple covalent bonds?

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When two atoms share more than one pair of electrons

50
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The best example of a double covalent bond

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Oxygen, O2

51
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What is a double covalent bond?

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When two atoms share two pairs of electrons

52
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The best example of a triple bond

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Nitrogen, N2

53
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What is a triple bond?

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The electrostatic attraction between three shared pairs of atoms and the nuclei of the bonded atoms

54
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What is special about CO2?

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It has two double bonds

55
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What are dative covalent bonds?

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Where both electrons come from one atom

56
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The best example of a dative covalent bond

A

NH3 and H+

57
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How do you know when to use a dative bond?

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Draw the dot and cross diagram of the two components

Where there are two spare electrons on one atom, this becomes the dative bond

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