Chapter 7 and 8 - Periodicity Flashcards
What does metallic bond occur in?
Metal to metal
What is a giant ionic lattice?
A regular arrangement of ions
What are delocalised electrons in terms of metallic bonding?
The outer shell electrons of the metals that hold the cations together
What are the properties of metallic bonding?
High melting point
High electrical conductivity
Low solubility
Why is melting point high in metallic bonding?
Because there is strong electrostatic attraction between the delocalised electrons and ions
Why is electrical conductivity high in metallic bonding?
Because the delocalised electrons act as mobile charge carriers as they can move within the structure
Why is solubility low in metallic bonding?
Because some metals react with water to form metal hydroxides
How is the periodic table ordered?
By atomic number increasing across a period
What are groups?
Elements with similar chemical and physical properties
What are periods?
Rows that show repeating trends in chemical and physical properties
Define periodicity
The trend in properties that show a repeating pattern across different periods
Define ionisiation
The formation of positively formed ions
Define first ionisation energy
The energy required to remove 1 electron from each atom in 1 mole of gaseous atoms to form 1 mole of gaseous 1+ ions
Give an example of an equation for first ionisation energy
Na(g) —-> Na+(g) +e-
What is ionisation energy dependent on?
Atomic radius
Nuclear charge
Electron shielding
Explain why the ionisation energy of Be is less than oxygen
Because it has a larger atomic radius than oxygen because the nuclear charge is less and that means that nuclear attraction is weaker and less energy is needed to loose an electron from Be than O
Explain the trend in ionisation energy down a group
It decreases because atomic radius increases because there are more shells and shielding increases and therefore nuclear attraction decreases so energy required to overcome electrostatic attraction is less
Explain why there is a slight drop in ionisation energy between the 4th and 5th elements in a period
Because the electrons start to pair and these will repel. This reduces the energy required to remove an outermost electron and ionisation energy decreases
Explain the trend in successive ionisation energies
An increase because the nuclear charge increases as each electron is removed so the electrostatic attraction between the nucleus and the electrons and increases and the energy required to remove the electron
Which elements exist as giant covalent structures?
Boron, carbon and silicon
What are the properties of giant covalent structures?
Very high melting points
Low electrical conductivity
Insoluble
Why do giant covalent lattices have high melting points?
because there are 4 covalent bonds to break so they need a lot of energy to overcome the forces
Why do giant covalent lattices have low electrical conductivity?
Because there are no delocalised electrons to carry charge (apart from graphine because they only form 3 c-c bonds so there is one delocalised electrons)
What is a base?
A proton acceptor
What does an alkali have in an aqueous solution?
free moving OH- ions
Group 2 metals + oxygen —->
Write a general equation for this
Metal oxide
2M +O2 —-> 2MO
2M + O2 —-> 2MO
Which is oxidised and which is reduced?
The metal is oxidised because it looses electrons 0—> +2
The oxygen is reduced because it gains electrons 0—-> -2
Oxidation is loss of electrons
Reduction is gain of electrons
Group 2 metals + water ——>
Write a general formula for this
An alkaline hydroxide and hydogen
M+ 2H20 —-> M(OH)2 + H2
Reactivity between group 2 metals and oxygen and water increases —— the group
Down
Group 2 metals + dilute acid —->
Write a reaction for this equation
Salt and hydrogen (MASH)
M + 2HCl —-> MCl2 + H2
M + 2HCl —-> MCl2 + H2
Which is oxidised and which is reduced?
Metal is oxidised because it loses electrons and the oxidation number goes from 0——> +2
The hydrogen is reduced because it gains electrons and the oxidation number goes from +1 —-> 0