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Chemical Bonding Flashcards

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1
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How is a sigma bond formed?

A

Direct overlap of atomic orbitals

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How is a pi bond formed?

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Lateral overlap of orbitals

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3
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What is covalent bonding?

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Bond formed by a shared pair of electrons

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4
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What is an ionic bond?

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Force of attraction between oppositely charged particles

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5
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What is a polar covalent bond?

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Where electrons are not shared evenly between the atoms

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6
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What is a non-polar covalent bond?

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Where electrons are shared evenly between the atoms

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7
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State the octet rule

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Atoms react so that each energy level contains the maximum amount of electrons

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8
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Properties of ionic compounds?

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1) High melting/boiling point
2) Usually solid at room temp
3) Conduct electricity when dissolved

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9
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Properties of covalent compounds?

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1) Low melting/boiling point
2) Usually liquid/gas at room temp
3) Do not conduct electricity

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10
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What are the 4 main general formulas for shapes of molecules?

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AB
AB2
AB3
AB4

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11
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What is a bond pair?

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2e- in a bond

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12
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What is a lone pair?

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2e- not in a bond

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What has the weakest repulsion according to VSEPR theory?

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Bond pair + bond pair

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What has the highest repulsion according to VSEPR theory?

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Lone pair + lone pair

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What has a medium repulsion according to VESPR theory?

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Lone pair + bond pair

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16
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Where do intramolecular forces occur?

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Within the molecule

17
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Where do intermolecular forces occur?

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Between molecules

18
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What is the weakest intermolecular force?

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Van der Waal’s interactions

19
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What causes van der Waal’s interactions?

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Appearance and disappearance of temporary dipoles

20
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What causes dipole-dipole interactions?

A

Attraction between permanent dipoles

21
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What is hydrogen bonding?

A

Dipole-dipole with hydrogen + N/O/F

22
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What electronegativity is ionic?

A

> /= 1.7

23
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What electronegativity is polar covalent?

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<1.7

24
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What electronegativity is non-polar covalent?

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