Chemistry Flashcards
Endothermic Reaction
A reaction that occurs when more energy is required during product bond formation than is released when the new bonds form in the product.
Exothermic Reaction
A reaction that occurs when more energy is released during product bond formation
Why do atoms bond?
Atoms bond in order to reach a full outer energy level and achieve a noble gas configuration.
What is a covalent bond and how is it formed?
A covalent bond is a chemical bond that results from sharing valence electrons.
What is a molecule and how is it formed?
A molecule is formed when two or more atoms bond covalently.
What is a diatomic molecule?
A diatomic molecule is a molecule composed of only two atoms.
What is a “Lewis structure”?
They are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, as well as the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.
Group 17 can form how many covalent bonds?
1 covalent bond.
Group 16 can form how many covalent bonds?
2 covalent bonds.
Group 15 can form how many covalent bonds?
3 covalent bonds.
Group 14 can form how many covalent bonds?
4 covalent bonds.
Single covalent bonds are also called
Sigma bonds. (σ)
What is a sigma bond and how does it occur?
A sigma bond is otherwise called a single covalent bond and occurs when the pair of shared electrons is in an area centered between the two atoms.
List the orbitals that can form sigma bonds in a covalent compound, such as in DNA molecules.
- s and s orbitals
- s and p orbitals
- p and p orbitals
What is a double bond and how does it form?
A double bond is a double covalent bond and forms when two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms.
What is a triple bond and how does it form?
A triple bond is a triple covalent bond and forms when three pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms.
A multiple covalent bond consists of what two types of bonds?
1 sigma bond and 1 pi bond.
What is a pi bond and how does it occur?
A pi (π) bond is a shared electron pair that occupies the space above and below the line that represent where the two atoms are join together.
It occurs when parallel orbitals overlap and share electrons.
The strength of a covalent bond depends on what
The distance between the two bonded nuclei.
What is bond length?
It is the distance between the two bonded nuclei and their maximum attraction.
How are bond length and bond strength related
The shorter the bond length, the stronger the bond.
(The more covalent bonds, the stronger the attraction.)
What is bond-dissociation energy and what type of value is it?
Bond-dissociation energy is the amount of energy required to break a specific covalent bond, it is always a positive value.
What is a coordinate covalent bond and how does it form?
A coordinate covalent bond is a bond that is formed by one atom donating both both of the electrons to be shared with an atom or ions that needs two electrons to form a stable electron configuration.
What is Resonance?
Resonance is a condition that occurs when more than one valid Lewis structure can be written for an ion or molecule.