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Chapter 9: Chemical Bonds Flashcards

1
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the … electrons form bonds

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valence

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a lewis-dot symbol for an atom consists of the

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symbol for the element surrounded by dots, one for each valence electron

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electrons are usually removed from groups 1 and 2 because they have

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low ionization energies

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electrons are easily added to nonmetals because their

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electron affinities are generally favorable

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ionic bonding is the bonding that results from

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electrostatic attraction between positively and negatively charged ions

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when an ionic coompound forms, the number of electrons lost in forming the cations must

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equal the number gained to form the anions

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7
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born-haber cycle: a process in which the formation of an ionic compond is shown as the

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sum of five simpler reactions

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8
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lattice energy is the energy required to separate

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one mole of an ionic crystalline solid into the isolated gaseous ions

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9
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lattice enrgy is always

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positive

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10
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E=

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kQ1Q2/ r

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k is a

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constant

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12
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Q1 and Q2 are the

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charges on the two particles

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13
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r is the

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distance of separation in the compound

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14
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equation for E known as

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coulomb’s law

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15
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lattice energies are greatest for compounds made from

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highly charged small ions

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16
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maximize …, minimize … to get the largest E

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Q; r

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17
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ionic solids are stable because of

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high lattice energies

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18
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ionic compounds are typically … with …

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brittle solids; high melting points

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19
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covalent compounds are typically … or … at …

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liquids; gases; room temperature

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20
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when covalent compounds are solids, they are

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low melting

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21
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a covalent bond is a bond that results from

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atoms sharing electrons

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22
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the bond length is the … between the … in a molecule

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minimum energy distance; nuclei of two bonded atoms

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23
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bond length is determined by a … observed as the two atoms move ..

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potential energy minimum; closer together

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24
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a covalent bond forms because two atoms sharing electrons are

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lower in energy than the two isolated atoms

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25
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bonding pairs of electrons are

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shared between two atoms

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26
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lone, or nonbonding, pairs of electrons are entirely

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on one atom and are not shared

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27
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lewis structures show how valence electrons are

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arranged among atoms in a molecule

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28
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lewis structures reflect the central idea that stability of a compound relates to

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noble gas electron configuration

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29
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lewis structures show the .. and …, not the …

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numbers; types of bonds; geometry of the molecule

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30
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The octet rule states that each atom in a molecule shares electrons until it is

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Surrounded by eight electrons

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31
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In most Lewis structures oxygen makes … bonds and has … lone electrons; nitrogen makes … bonds and has … lone pair; carbon makes … bonds

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Two; two; three; one; four

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32
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Single bond;

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Shares one electron pair

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33
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Double bond:

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Shares two electron pairs

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34
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Triple bond:

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Shares three electron pairs

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35
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Bond order: the number of

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Electron pairs that are shared between two atoms

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36
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Skeleton structure shows which atoms are

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Bonded to each other in a molecule

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37
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Central atom: an atom bonded to

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Two or more other atoms

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38
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Nonpolar

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Equal sharing of electrons

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39
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Polar

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Unequal sharing of electrons

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40
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The polarity of a compound can be determined by

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Placing the compound in an electric field

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41
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If a molecule is polar it will no longer have a

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Random orientation In the electric field

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42
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dipole moment is a measure of the

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unequal sharing of electrons

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43
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the dipole moment of a compound can be determined by placing the compound in

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an electric field

44
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the unequal sharing leads to a … bond that is indicated with the symbol … followed by a sign to show …

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polar covalent; δ; partial charges

45
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electronegativity is the measure of the ability of an atom to attract the

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shared electrons in a chemical bond

46
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… is the most electronegative element

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fluorine

47
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electronegativity order of some elements

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F>O>Cl=N

48
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elements with low ionization energies have … electronegativities, and elements with high ionization eneries have … electronegativities

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low; hgh

49
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the polarity of a bond is proportional to the

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difference in electronegativity between two covalently bonded atoms

50
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electronegativities … across a period and .. down a row

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increase; decrease

51
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nonpolar electronegativity diff.

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up to 0.4

52
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polar electronegativity diff

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0.4-1.7

53
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ionic electronegativity diff

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> 1.7

54
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but to truly identify a substance as ionic, you must assess the

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electrical conductance of the molten compound

55
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formal charge is a charge assigned to atoms in lewis structures by assuming the shared electrons are

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divided equally between the bonded atoms

56
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formal charge =

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v.e- - #lonepairelectrons - #bonds

57
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lewis structures that show the …. formal chages are…

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smallest; favored

58
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lewis structures that have adjacent atoms with formal charges of the …. are …

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same sign; much less favorable

59
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lewis structures that place negative formal charges on the … are…

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more electronegative atoms; favored

60
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formal charges of opposite sign are usually on

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adjacent atoms

61
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resonance structures: structures that differ only in the

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distribution of valence electrons

62
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resonance is invoked when more than one valid Lewis structure can be

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written for a particular moleucle

63
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resonance bonds are … and …. than single bonds and … and …. than double bonds

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shorter; stronger; longer; weaker

64
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no resonance structure is correct by itself, the correct structure is

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an average of all resonance structures

65
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sometimes resonance structures are not equivalent, so … are used to determine which structure is favored

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formal charges

66
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four classes of molecules do not obey the octet rule:

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electron-deficient; odd-electron; expanded valence shell; oxides & oxyacids

67
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central atoms from groups … and … do not have enough valence electrons to complete an octet and are thus …

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2; 3; electron-deficient

68
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electron-deficiency is typically seen with compounds containt

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Be, B, Al

69
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any molecule that has an odd number of valence electrons must

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violate the octet rule

70
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odd-electron molecules are highly …, and are called …

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reactive; radicals

71
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in the lewis structure of a molecule that contains an odd number of electrons, one atom has only

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seven valence electrons

72
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expanded valence shell molecules have … about an atom in a lewis structure

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more than eight electrons

73
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a large class of expanded valence shell compounds have the general formula …, where Y= …

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YFn; P, S, Cl, As, Se, Br, Te, I, or Xe

74
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when more electrons are available than are needed to satisfy the octet rule for all atoms present, place the extra electrons around the

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central atom as lone pairs

75
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the octet rule can be exceeded for elements in … and … periods, but not for elements in the

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third; later; second period

76
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the octet rule is based on the idea that the valence s and p subshells can hold eight electrons, but atoms in the third and later periodshave …tat can hold ….,exceeding an octet

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d subshells; additional electrons

77
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oxides and oxyacids of p-block elements in periods …. typically have …

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> = three; expanded valence shells

78
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oxyacids have at least one … attached to an …. and has the general formula

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hydrogen atom; oxygen atom; (HO)mXOn

79
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species with strong bonds are generally

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stable

80
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bond dissociation energy (D) is the energy required to

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break one mole of bonds in a gaseous species

81
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bond energies are always …

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endothermic

82
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bond energies for diatomic molecules are measured …., other bond energies are …

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directly; averages

83
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triple bonds are … than double bonds which are … than single bonds

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stronger; stronger

84
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triple and double bond lengths are … than single bond lengths

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shorter

85
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ΔHreaction=

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ΣDbondsbroken - ΣDbondsformed

86
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breaking bonds always

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requires energy

87
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forming bonds always

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releases energy

88
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to calculate ΔHreaction, the lewis structures need to be written to determine the

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types and numbers of bonds broken and formed

89
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in calculating, ΔHreaction …. are used

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average bond energies

90
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bond order=

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bonds/how many regions of bonding

91
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for compounds, formal charges must add to

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0

92
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for polyatomic ions, formal charges should add to the

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charge of the ion

93
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(electronegativity) F=

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4.0

94
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(electronegativity) O=

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3.5

95
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(electronegativity) N=

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3.0

96
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(electronegativity) C=

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2.5

97
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(electronegativity) Cl=

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3.0

98
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(electronegativity) H=

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2.1

99
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(electronegativity) Br=

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2.8

100
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(electronegativity) I=

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2.5

101
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(electronegativity) S=

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2.5

102
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(electronegativity) P=

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2.1

103
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(electronegativity) Si=

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1.8

104
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(electronegativity) Al=

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1.5

105
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ionic compounds form from

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metals and nonmetals;

106
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nonmetal nonmetal compounds are usually

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covalent bonds

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