Chemical Bonding Flashcards
Sharing of electrons
Covalent
Transfer of elections
Ionic bond
Ability of an atom to attract electrons toward itself in a covalent broad
Electronegativity
_____ bonds are stronger than_____ bonds
Covalent, ionic
Which elements bonded with H will tend to form H- bonds
N, O, F
Weakest intermolecular force
London force
The stronger the _____ between the bonding atoms, the _____ the length of the bond
Force of attraction
Smaller
The _____ the atom size, the longer the bond
Bigger
Study of carbon compounds
Organic chemistry
Most organic compounds contain _____
Hydrogen atoms
The idea that organic compounds arise only in organisms
Vitalism
The view that all natural phenomena are governed by physical and chemical laws
Mechanism
Determines the kinds and numbers of bonds on atom will form with other atoms
Electron configuration
Is the key to an atom’s characteristics
Electron configuration
With four valence electrons, carbon can form _____
Four covalent bonds