[CHEM] Unit 7- Bonding Flashcards
Breaking a bond is ___ (absorbs energy)
Endothermic
Creating a bond is ___ (releases energy)
Exothermic
Bonds create substances that have ___ potential ___ and ___ stability
Lower, energy, increased
The octect rule:
Atoms are most stable with a full valence shell
H, He, and Li have ___ valence electrons
2
Be has ___ valence electrons
4
B has ___ valence electrons
6
T/F: The typical full shell of valence electrons IS NOT 8
F- the typical full shell is 8
Nobles gases generally have a ___ valence shell and are ___
Full, unreactive
T/F: Kr and ___ can bond with F
T- Kr and Xe can bond with F
Metals have ___ valence electrons and low ___
Few, ionization energy
The nucleus and ___ electrons (referred to as the “kernels”) form a crystal ___
Inner, lattice structure
Ionic bonds, or electrovalent bonds, are a ___ bonded to a ___
Metal, nonmetal
Ionic bonds generally have a electronegativity of ___ or more
1.7
The solid of an ionic bond is a ___
Hard crystal lattice
Ionic bonds have ___ melting and boiling points- generally in the ___
High, thousands
Ionic bonds can only conduct electricity when ___ or ___
Liquid, aqueous
Ionic bonds generally ___ in water
Dissolve
The ___ difference in electronegativities, the ___ ionic the bond is
Greater, more
The ___ pulls valence electrons ___ from the ___, making positive and negative ions which ___
Nonmetal, away, metal, attract
Covalent bonds are:
Two nonmetals that bond; they share electrons