Chemical Bonding Flashcards
Chemical bonding
The way in which the elements are joined together to form a new substance
Molecule
Group of atoms held together by covalent bonding
Atom
Smallest constituent unit of ordinary matter that has the properties of a chemical element
Electron valence
Number of electrons
Important to form a new substance
Atomic number
Number of protons
Energy levels
Orbits restricted with certain energies This orbits contain a certain maximum of electrons: 1. 2é 2. 8é 3. 18é 4. 32é 5. 32é 6. 18é 7. 8é 8. 2é
Electron configuration
Shows the number of electrons in each sublevel, in each energy level of the atom
Bond energy is required to
Break bonds
Polar molecule
Has a partial positive end and a partial negative end (unequal sharing)
Ion
Cation
Anion
An atom that is no longer electrically neutral because it has lost or gained valence electrons
Ion with positive charge (lost)
Ion with negative charge (gained)
Ionic bonding
Attraction between positive and negative charged ions
Types of chemical bonds
Ionic, covalent, polar covalent, metallic
Ionic bond
Different: 1 or more electrons are transferred to form oppositely charged ions
Nonmetal; metal ions
High melting and boiling points
Large collection of oppositely charged ions
Covalent bond
2 identical atoms share electrons Single, double or triple Nonmetal atoms Gas, liquid, solid Low melting and boiling points
Bond
Force that holds two or more atoms together