CHEMISTRY - Bonding, Structure and Properties Flashcards
what does malleable mean
can be shaped easily
what does ductile mean
can be pulled into a wire
what is a cation
particle with a positive charge, normally metals
what does lattice mean
a structure where particles are arranged in a regular pattern
what are delocalised electrons (aka free electrons)
electrons in a substance which don’t belong to a single bond
what is an anion
particle with a negative charge, usually non metals.
what is an allotrope
different structures of the same element
name 2 properties of ionic compounds and give an example
-conduct electricity only as a liquid or in a solution
-have medium to high melting points
NaCl - sodium chloride
what are 4 properties of metals and give an example
-conduct electricity as a solid only
-most have high melting points
-strong attraction between cation and free electrons
-ductile/malleable
gold
what are 2 properties of simple molecules (covalent) and give an example
-have very low melting points
-dont conduct electricity
oxygen
what are 2 examples of giant covalent substance and 2 properties for both examples
diamond
-very high melting point
-doesnt conduct electricity
graphite
-very high melting point
-conducts electricity as a solid only
why are metals good conductors of electricity
because their electrons are free to move (delocalised/free electrons) which carry a current
which two things help to bind a metallic bond as a single unit
and why
cations - positive charge
delocalised/free electrons - negative charge
in a metallic bond the positively charged cations and the negatively charged free electrons are attracted to each other and bind the metallic bond as a single unit
what creates a stronger metallic bond, and how many stronger metallic bonds be different to weaker metallic bonds
more free electrons in the lattice allows the metals to use it to make a stronger bond
stronger metallic bond’s properties and weaker metallic bond’s properties can be different
eg.
strong metallic bond = aluminium has a melting point of 1205 degrees and is a better conductor
but weaker metallic bond = sodium has a melting point of 98 degrees and is a worse conductor
describe how a diagram of a metalic bond would look like
cations would be arranged in neat rows ontop of each other
and there are free electrons around it all
one free electron per cation
what type of force holds cations together inside the lattice
an electrostatic attraction
what are ions
positively or negatively charged particles formed when atoms lose or gain electrons
how does a metal atom form into a cation (positvely charged )
metal atoms lose the electron or electrons in their outer shell and become positively charged ions
how does a non-metal atom form into an anion (negatively charged)
non metal atoms gain an electron or electrons from another atom to become negatively charged ions
how to find out the number of charged on an ion formed by a metal
look at the group number of the metal
eg. Na is in group 1, so its Na+
Mg is in group 2 so its Mg ²+
how to find out the number of charges on an ion formed by a non metal
8 minus the group number
eg. oxygen is in group 6 so, 8-6 = 2, so O²+
what happens when metals react with non metals
electrons are transferred from the metal atoms to the non metal atoms, forming ions. The resulting compound is called an ionic compound
to get all the marks, what four things must you ensure that you do when you are drawing and ionic bonding diagrams
-show outer electrons of every atom at the start (1 mark)
-an arrow showing the electron transfer of the electrons (1mark)
-square brackets around every ion formed (1 mark)
-correct positive or negative charge next to every ion (1mark)