Chem (Topic 3b,4a,7a) Flashcards
What is a bond energy?
Energy required to break a bond
What is a bond energy?
Energy required to break a bond
Provide two examples of stronger bonds
Shorter bonds = stronger ( eg. N- Cl vs N - l
Multi bonds = stronger than single
What does Recall mean?
Visible light UV light causes electronic excitation in atoms and molecules
Infrared in causes what?
Vibrational excitation
What causes vibrational excitation and what is needed?
Infrared causes it
Need diople, symmetrical won’t work, but opposite will
What is a resonance structure?
Alternate ways of drawing a structure
Why do we draw resonance structures?
To find the most zero formal charge
What is the difference between major and minor structures
Major= closest to zero (can have more than one)
Minor= all other options (can have more than one)
What is formal charge?
hypothetical charge an atom would have if bonding electrons were distributed evenly.
What is Ozone (O3)?
Lewis structure with two possible outcomes with an equal formal charge.
Are resonance structures delocalized?
Yes
What are the rules in resonance structures?
-Do NOT move electrons in single bonds
move from:
-lone pairs
-double/triple bonds
-octet rules: C,N,O,F
-free radicals
What is a curved arrow?
used to indicate the movement of lone pairs
-useful for resonance structures
what is used to indicate the movement of lone pairs
Curved arrows
Describe the directional terms for curved arrows
Source——-> Destination (two electrons moving)
Exceptions to octet rule?
-Free Radicals- can’t have an odd number (many contain N)
-Incomplete Octets- less on central atom (group 13)
-Hypercoordinate Molecules- more on central atom (3rd lower row, more than 8)
Difference between lewis and VSPER?
2D- Lewis
3D- VSPER
VSPER Theory
-to maximize the distance between two electrons
-best arrangement is the one that minimizes the repulsion among them
Describe domains
Lone pairs= 1 domain
1 bond- 1 domain
2 bond= 1 domain
3 bond= 1 domain
ONLY AROUND CENTRAL ATOM
What are the five basic electron geometries
-Linear
-Trigonal Planar
-Tetrahedral
-Trigonal Bipyramidal
-Octahedral
Give the angles of the 5 electron geometries
-Linear=180
-Trigonal Planar-120
-Tetrahedral-109
-Trigonal Bipyramidal- 120/90
-Octahedral-90
What is the difference between Electron Geometry and molecular geometry
The molecular geometry is based on
the electron group geometry but
modified based on the number of
lone pairs
How many molecular geos are in each electron geo
-Linear=0
-Trigonal Planar=1
-Tetrahedral=2
-Trigonal Bipyramidal=3
-Octahedral=2
What plane do we take away first with Trigonal Pyramidal for lone pairs?
Equitorial
What plane do we take away first with octahedral for lone pairs?
Axial
Why do we use a line/dash/wedge?
Represents different planes in 3D structures
What does a line replicate?
Same plane as page
What does a dash replicate?
goes into page (away from you)
What does a wedge replicate?
goes out of page (towards you)
What takes up more space than bonding pairs due to increased repulsion?
Lone Pairs
Can you place lone fairs freely in all other structures besides trigonal pyramidal and octahedral?
Yes
What do double and triple bonds do in VSPER structures?
-increase repulsion
-maximize distance
-double bond will lesson bond between H
What creates molecular Geometry
lone pairs
Give the order of highest electron density from smallest to largest?
lone pairs
triple bonds
double bonds
single bonds
Give the rules for drawing VSPER structures
-draw lewis
-count electrons
-count domains/lone pairs
-draw VSPER