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CHEMICAL BONDING AND STRUCTURE Flashcards

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metallic bonding

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strong electrostatic attraction between the nuclei of metal cations and delocalised electrons.

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metals properties

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high mp/bp
high thermal/electrical conductivity
malleable
sonorous
ductile
low IE's
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Why do metals have high mp’s?

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Need to break strong forces of attraction between the cation nuclei and delocalised electrons.
also giant lattice structure requires much energy to break

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What determines bp/mp’s?

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no. of delocalised electrons (group 1 is low while d-block metals are higher)
size of cation (smaller radii has closer electrons to nuclei higher mp)

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electrical conductivity in metals

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movement of delocalised electrons towards the positive terminal of a cell with a potential difference.

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thermal conductivity

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delocalised electrons passing KE along metal.

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malleability

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shape configuration

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ductility

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ability to draw metal into a wire

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what does ductility and malleability depend on?

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the cation and electron movement ability. layers slide over one another and delocalised electrons prevent strong forces of repulsion between cations.

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ionic bonding

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strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.

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arrangement of ionic substances

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giant ionic lattice in which electrostatic attraction occurs in all directions.

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how do you determine the strength of electrostatic attractions in an ionic substance?

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calculation of energy per mole of solid needed to separate ions to infinity in which ions can no longer interact

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how is strength of ionic bonding affected by size of cation?

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as cation size increases, amount of energy needed to separate them decreases

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how is strength of ionic bonding affected by size of anion?

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increases as anion size increases

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how does size of ions affect energy needed to separate ionic substances to infinity?

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smaller substances require more energy to separate

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16
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why must data of ionic radii all come from the same source?

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because radii is difficult to measure and several methods could conflict in accuracy.

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properties of ionic substances

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high mp/bp
brittle
water-soluble
poor electrical conductivity as a solid

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why do ionic substances have high melting points?

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giant lattice networks of oppositely charged ions have combined large electrostatic forces.

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why are ionic substances brittle?

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as stress causes ionic layers to slide over one another, meaning same charge ions are next to each other, repelling

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why are ionic substances water soluble

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polarity of water molecues allows separation of ions

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reason for electrical conductivity when molten

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previously fixed electrons become mobile, allowing a migration of electrons towards the positive terminal

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22
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what sort of current is used in electrolysis

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direct

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covalent bonding

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2 atoms overlapping atomic orbitals of which contain a singular electron

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24
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3 ways covalent bonds interact

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sigma (2 s orbitals)
sigma (2 P orbitals)
pi (2 P orbitals)

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25
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how may pi orbitals form? how does this affect the molecule?

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sigma bonds may lead to the formation of pi bonds, creating larger electron density above and below the molecule

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bond length

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the distance between nuclei of 2 atoms covalently bonded.

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how does bond length affect covalent bond strength

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shorter length, greater strength

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electronegativity

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the ability of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons.

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29
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how does electronegativity change over the periodic table?

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decreases down groups

increases across periods

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30
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What are polar molecule electron densities like?

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they form asymmetrical electron densities, resulting in one atom having a slight positive charge and the other a slight negative charge (delta minus and delta plus)

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31
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what are polar bonds represented by?

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arrows from one atom to the other

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32
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2 bonding ideals

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100% ionic

100% covalent

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33
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polar bond

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type of covalent bond between 2 atoms where bonding electrons are unequally distributed, meaning slight differing charges of each atom.

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Discrete (simple molecules)

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Electrically neutral group of 2 or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

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Dative covalent bond

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Bond formed when an empty orbital of one atomoverlaps with an orbital containing a lone pair of electrons.

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36
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Dative bond representation

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Arrow

37
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Formation of Al2Cl6

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Lone pair on chlorine atom overlaps with empty orbital on an aluminium atom.
Only occurs in gaseous state.

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VSEPR

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Valence shell electron pair repulsion theory

39
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electron pair repulsion theory basis

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The shape of an electron/ion is caused by repulsion between electron pairs (lone and bond) that surround the central atom, arranging themselves to experience minimal repulsion.

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order of repulsion strength

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lone pair-lone pair repulsion > lone pair-bond pair repulsion > bond pair-bond pair repulsion

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steps to work out shapes of molecules

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1.) find no. of areas of electron density (bond pairs/lone pairs) via dot and cross.
Then work out shape

42
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2 bond pairs and no lone pair shape

angle?

A

linear

180 degrees

43
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3 bond pairs and no lone pairs shape and angle

A

trigonal planar

120 degrees

44
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4 bond pairs and no lone pairs shape

angles?

A

tetrahedral

109.5 degrees

45
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5 bond pairs and no lone pairs shape

angles?

A

trigonal bipyramidal

90 degrees and 120 degrees

46
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6 bond pairs and no lone pairs shape

angles?

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hexagonal

90 degrees and 180 degrees

47
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3 bond pairs and one lone pair
shape? angle?
why?

A

trigonal pyramidal
107 degrees
lone pair-lone pair repulsion is greater than bond pair-lone pair repulsion so the angles is slightly less than 109.5 degrees.

48
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2 bond pairs and 2 lone pairs
shape?
angles?

A

v-shaped
104.5 degrees
lone pair-lone pair repulsion > lone pair-bond pair repulsion so bond angles is further depressed.

49
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dipole

A

a separation of charge caused by the drift of bonded electrons towards the more electronegative element.

50
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why does electronegativity decrease down a group?

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as atomic radii increases, distance between electrons and nuclei increases, reducing force of attraction between atoms.
also more shielding

51
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molecule with intermediate bonding character (both covalent and ionic)

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calcium carbonate

ionic between calcium and carbonate, covalent within carbonate

52
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rough size of an atom

A

10 to the -10 m

53
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isoelectronic

A

having the same electronic configuration

54
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size of negative ions in relation to atoms that they form from
what about positive?

A

negative ions are larger

positive ions are smaller

55
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what is ionic bonding complicated by?

A

ionic packing

covalent character

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dative bonding

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covalent bond in which both electrons come from the same atom

57
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discrete (simple) molecule

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electrically neutral group of 2 or more atoms held together by weak chemical bonds

58
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DIPOLE

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when 2 charges of equal magnitude but opposite signs are separated by a small distance

59
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factors affecting electronegativity

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nuclear charge
atomic radius
shielding

60
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charge effects on electronegativity

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higher charge, greater electronegativity

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atomic radius effect on electronegativity

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smaller atom, closer the pair of bonding atoms are to the nucleus, meaning stronger force of attraction

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shielding effect on electronegativity

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more inner shells, more shielding and so less force of attraction to attract 2 bonding pairs

63
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electronegativity down a group

A

decreases
bigger radius
more shielding
less force of attraction

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electronegativity across a period

A 
increases
smaller radius
higher charge
less shielding
more force of attraction
65
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diatomic molecule polarities

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non-polar

as 2 atoms in each molecule are same and so have same eneg w symmetrical densities

66
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symbol representing dipole

A

arrow w cross through

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linear molecules (symmetrical) polarity

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non-polar as dipoles cancel each other out

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trigonal planar molecules polarity

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non-polar as is symmetrical so dipoles cancel each other out

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tetrahedral polarity

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if symmetrical, non-polar

if unsymmetrical, polar as dipoles reinforce one another

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trigonal pyramidal polarity

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dipoles reinforce one another so is polar

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v-shaped molecule polarity

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dipoles reinforce each other so is polar

72
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3 types of intermolecular forces

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London/dispersion forces
permanent dipole interactions
hydrogen bonds

73
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formation of London/dispersion forces

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created by instantaneous dipoles occurring due to electron density fluctuations, inducing other dipoles between other molecules, aligning so that they interact favourably with one another

74
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why do London forces continue to attract each other despite movement

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as fluctuations in electron density are much quicker than the kinetic energy, so continue to attract each other regardless of energy

75
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factors affecting London forces

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attractive force increases w increasing number of electrons in the molecule (fluctuation in density faster)
more points of contact between molecules, greater overall London force

76
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permanent dipole interactions

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molecules possessing permanent dipoles interact and align, causing forces of attraction between molecules

77
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why is London force more significant than permanent dipole interactions

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random movement of molecules mean they have less alignments and so less interactions
sometimes forces repel so contribute little overall

78
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where do london forces exist

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between all types of molecules, regardless of polarity

79
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where do hydrogen bonds exist

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between all atoms containing an OH group

atom bonded must be more eneg than hydrogen

80
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example of hydrogen bonding

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betweenoxygen atom of one molecule and hydrogen of another

81
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h bonding

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h bonded to an electronegative atom

82
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reasons for increasing bp with increasing molecular mass

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more electrons and so more instantaneous and permanent dipoles form
carbon chain length increase results in more points of contact between adjacent molecules

83
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branched chain effects

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lower bp

due to less points of contact so decrease in IMF

84
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anomalous properties of water

A

relatively high bp for little electrons

density of ice is less than water

85
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2 conditions needing to be met for a substance to dissolve

A

solute particles must be surrounded by solvent particles

forces of attraction between solvent and solute particles must be strong enough to overcome solute and solute forces

86
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van der waal forces

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sum of al the intermolecular interactions between the molecules, including London and permanent dipole-dipole forces.

87
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what happens to the ionic radius of a set of isoelectronic ions as the atomic number increases

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decreases as the electrons are attracted to the nucleus more strongly.

88
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giant ionic lattice

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repeating units in a regular structure, caused by ions attracted in all directions to oppositely charged ions.

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