Chemistry Midterm Chapters 2 & 3 Flashcards
What is EFFECTIVE NUCLEAR CHARGE? (Z*)
The net positive charge experienced by a valence electron in an atom by the nucleus.
How can you calculated the effective nuclear charge?
= number of protons (positive)- number of core electrons (shield)
How much charge does the valence electron encounter?
Not full charge of nucleus (protons) because they are shielded by the core electrons, so some charge is taken
How does effective nuclear charge change as you move LEFT to RIGHT? Why?
same number of core electrons but increased number of protons = more + charge in the nucleus = HIGHER Z*
What is the effect of more nuclear charge?
Increased attractive force between valence electrons and nucleus
What is ATOMIC RADII?
1/2 the length of a bond formed by 2 atoms of the same element
How is IONIC RADII measured?
estimated from crystal lattice because two ions normally don’t form a bond
What is the periodic trend of ATOMIC RADII in rows? Why?
Decreases from LEFT to RIGHT;
more protons = more + charge = more attraction between nucleus and electrons = pulling of electrons closer to electrons
How are ATOMIC RADII and Z* related?
inversely proportional
What is the periodic trend of ATOMIC RADII in groups? Why?
Increases from UP to DOWN;
More electrons occupy higher orbitals
How are the shielding properties of d and f block core electrons? How does this change atomic radii?
poor shielding properties; some elements (ex. Ga) are smaller because there is more attraction between nucleus and valence electrons
How are atomic radii and BOND LENGTH trends related?
directly proportional
How do single, double, and triple bonds compare? Why?
more bonds = shorter bond length
–> more electrons pulling nuclei together
How do cations compare with their neutral parent atom? Why?
electrons removed = more attraction between nucleus and fewer elections = SMALLER than parent atom
How do anions compare with their neutral parent atom? Why?
electrons added = electrons take higher orbital clouds = less attraction between nucleus and electrons = LARGER than parent atom
What are dications? How do they compare in ionic size with monocations?
Dications: 2+ charge
Monocations: 1+ charge
dications<monocations
–>more attraction btwn nucleus and e-
What are dianions? How do they compare in ionic size with monoanions?
Dianions: 2- charge
Monoanions: 1- charge
dianions>monoanions
–> higher orbitals = more space
How does ionic size compare for ISOELECTRONIC SPECIES?
largest is most negative (orbital cloud space)
smallest is most positive (attraction)
What is IONIZATION ENERGY?
minimum amount of energy required to remove a valence electron from the gas phase of an atom (always positive!)
What is FIRST IONIZATION?
first electron removed - most weakly bound
How does IONIZATION ENERGY change in successive removal of e-?
increases - more energy because subsequent electrons are more tightly attracted to nucleus
What is the periodic trend of IONIZATION ENERGY? Why?
INCREASES left -> right
–> higher Z* = more attraction
INCREASES bottom –> top
–> valence electrons are farther away = easy to overcome less attraction
Why is it easier to ionize oxygen than nitrogen?
oxygen has two half filled and one completely filled p orbital – fully filled orbital has more repulsion = easy to remove that electron (occurs for some other gap 16 elements too)
Why is it easier to ionize boron (5) than beryllium (4)?
boron has a p orbital – higher orbital is farther away (occurs for some other grp 13 elements too)
What is ELECTRON AFFINITY?
change in energy (enthalpy) when adding electrons
A(g) + e- –> A-(g)
What is delta H? When is it favourable? When is it not favourable?
Enthalpy - heat added or lost in a system
delta H>0 –> unfavourable - endothermic - heat absorbed
delta H,0 –> favourable - exothermic - heat released
What are the periodic trends of ELECTRON AFFINITY?
INCREASING: bottom –> top
INCREASING: left –> right
**more exothermic, H«0
What is ELECTRONEGATIVITY?
ability for an atom in a chemical bond to draw electron density to itself
How does ELECTRONEGATIVITY compare with ATOMIC RADII?
SMALLER atom = MORE ELECTRONEGATIVE
How does ELECTRONEGATIVITY compare with IONIZATION ENERGY?
directly related!
What are the periodic trends of ELECTRONEGATIVITY?
INCREASES: left to right (more attraction)
INCREASES: bottom to top (less attraction, larger atom)
How does electronegativity relate to reactivity?
If one atom is much more electronegative, there is a highly polarized bond and a greater bond strength
When does an IONIC BOND occur? What does this mean for the bonding valence electrons?
large difference of electronegativity between bonding atoms (~1.9). There is a COMPLETE transfer of e- from the lower to higher electronegative e-, creating an anion and a cation
What is the crystal lattice?
structure formed by Coulombic forces between anions (with multiple cations) and cations (with multiple anions) in the ionic bond in a SOLID STATE
What is the comparative melting point of crystal lattice ionic bond structures?
HIGH melting point because of very strong bond between anion and cation
What is Coulomb’s law? What is it used for?
Force = k(Q1*Q2)/r^2
used to measure attractive force between anions and cations
r is distance between anion and cation
Q1 and Q2 are the ion’s charges
What is the relationship between attractive force and ionic size?
smaller ionic size = shorter distance (r) = more attraction = more force required to break bonds = higher melting point
What are COVALENT bonds?
equal or unequal sharing of electrons
What is a POLAR BOND?
- type of covalent bond
- electronegativity different of 0.5-1.9
- slight positive charge on the less electronegative atom and slight negative charge on more electronegative atom (DIPOLE MOMENT)
What is a DIPOLE MOMENT?
- occurs for polar bond
- pull of electrons from + to - side
- expressed by arrow (vector)
- magnitude increases when electronegativity difference is greater
What is a NONPOLAR BOND?
- type of covalent bond
- less than 0.5 electronegative difference
- no permanent dipole moment
What do the + and - in a Lewis structure indicate?
Formal charge to show # of valence electrons - # of electrons owned in a bond
How does the FORMAL CHARGE compare to the OVERALL CHARGE of a species?
formal charge sum = overall charge
What is the OCTET RULE? When does it apply?
elements “owning” a maximum of 8 electrons; C, N, O, F, and Ne because they have the orbitals 2s and 2p
What is the EXPANDED OCTET?
When an element can “own” more than 8 electrons; occurs for elements with higher orbitals (3s+)
How can you determine the best Lewis Structure for an atom?
- smallest formal charge
- formal charge is on the most electronegative species
- least electronegative is the central atom
What are RESONANCE structure?
structures that are correct and different only in electron position and bonds
What is a RESONANCE HYBRID? Where is the charge and bonds?
- the actual structure of molecules; combination of possible resonance structures
- charge is delocalized and bonds are identical (shown by solid and dashed lines)
What is BOND ORDER? How is it calculated for resonance hybrids?
single bond - 1
double bond - 2
triple bond - 3
average bond order: sum of bond orders/number of bond orders
–> single bond + double bond/2 = 1.5
What are LINE DIAGRAMS? What do they represent?
used for complex organic molecules
- each corner or end is a carbon atom with hydrogen atoms
What are the assumptions of VSEPR theory?
- pairs of bonding or nonbonding electrons occupy the valence shell of the CENTRAL atom
- Electron pairs (regions of electron DENSITY) REPEL each other and position themselves to have the maximum amount of separation with other pairs
- Lone pairs have MORE REPULSION than bonding pairs
- Multiple bonds are treated as SINGLE regions of electron density
What is AXE notation?
A=central atom
Xm –> m = number of atoms bonded to central atom
En –> n = number of lone PAIRS on central atom
m+n = total number of regions of electron density around central atom
What is the difference between ELECTRONIC ARRANGEMENT and MOLECULAR SHAPE?
electronic arrangement depends on lone pairs and bonding pairs
–> where the electrons are around the central atom
molecular shape depends on BONDING PAIRS only
What is the electronic arrangement of 2 regions of electron density?
LINEAR
What is the electronic arrangement of 3 regions of electron density?
TRIGONAL PLANAR
What is the electronic arrangement of 4 regions of electron density?
TETRAHEDRAL
What is the electronic arrangement of 5 regions of electron density?
TRIGONAL BIPYRAMIDAL
What is the electronic arrangement of 6 regions of electron density?
OCTAHEDRAL
What is the angle between atoms in a LINEAR molecular shape? What is the AXE notation?
180; AX2E0
When is the electronic arrangement the same as the molecular shape?
NO LONE PAIRS around the central atoms
What is the angle between a TRIGONAL PLANAR molecular shape? What is the AXE notation?
120; AX3E0
What is the molecular shape when there is 2 BONDING pairs and 1 LONE pair?
BENT; AX2E1
How many regions of electron density does a BENT molecular shape have?
3
What is the angle between atoms in a BENT shape? Why?
slightly less than 120 because the lone pair repels the bonding pairs, pushing the bonding pairs closer together
What is the angle between TETRAHEDRAL molecular shape? AXE?
109.5; AX4E - 4 bonding and 0 lone pairs