Chapter 6- Covalent Bonding Flashcards
What sort of electronegativity do non-metalliac elements have?
Generally high
How do non-metalliac elements get a full shell of electrons when reacting with another non-metalliac element?
Share electrons
What does the sharing of electron pairs produce?
A covalent bond
What are non-bonding elecrtrons referred to in reagrds to electron dot diagrams?
Lone pairs
How do you draw electron dot diagrams?
All inner shell electrons are replaced by elements symbol and the outer shell electrons are represented by dots.
Rules for Drawing Electron Dot Diagrams
- Draw the dot diagrams for each of the atoms in the molecule.
- Unpaired electrons are avaliable for sharing to form a covalent bond.
- Paired (lone pairs) do not participate in the bonding.
- The atom with the most bonding electrons is placed in the centre, with other atoms bonded to it.
What simple is used to represent a shared pair?
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How many maximum bonds can it have?
Three
Name the five common shapes of common molecules
- Tetrahedral
- Pyramidal
- V-Shaped
- Linear
- Planar
Steps in naming a non-metalliac molecule
- The first element in the formula is named in full
- The second element is named as if it is an anion and is given an -ide suffix
- The number of each type of atom in the molecule is indicated by a prefix
Define non-polar covalent bonds
Bonding electron pairs is shared equally and is distributed evenly between the two nuclei.
In which elements does non-polar covalent bonds exist?
- The same elements
- Elements with the same electronegativity
When do polar covalent bonds occur?
When the bonding of electrons are unequally shared
Explain polar covalent bonding
The elements will have different electronegatives. The shared electrons will move closer towards the element with higher electronegativity, thus creating a negative charge on this side of the molecule. Therefore the other side becomes slightly postively charged.
What is the charge seperation of polar covalent bonding also known as?
Dipole-dipole