Chapter12 Flashcards
Bond Energy
The energy required to break a bond
Bond
Force that holds two or more atoms together
Covalent bond
Bond formed when electrons are shared 0-.3
Ionic bonds
Forms when a metal reacts with a non metal >1.7
Polar covalent bonds
Results when electrons are shared unequally .4-1.7
Electronegativity
The ability of a molecule to attract electrons to itself
Resonance
When more than one Lewis structure can be drawn for a molecule
Linear structure
All atoms in a line
Trigonal planar structure
120 degree bonds and all four atoms on same plane
Tetrahedral structure
Four bonds
Trigonal pyramidal
Three bonds with a 109.5 degree angle
Bent or v shaped
Three dimensional with two bonds and a 150 degree bond angle