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Covalent bonding and Halogens - TN Flashcards

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What is covalent bonding

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  • the electrostatic force of attraction between a shared pair of electrons and positively charged nuclei of bonding atoms
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why does covalent bonding happen in non-metallic atoms

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so that they can forms bonds to create a full outer shell

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what is an inter-molecular bond

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the bond between two molecules

  • eg between two H2O molecules
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what is an intra-molecular bond

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the bond within a molecule

  • eg the bond between on of the H and the O atom in H2O
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what type of bonds does a simple molecule contain (simple molecular structure)

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covalent bonds

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can simple molecular substances conduct electricity

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no - they have no overall charge or charged particles that can separate
- not even when liquid or dissolved in water

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do simple molecular substances have high or low melt and boil points

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low - the weak forces of attraction are broken by very little energy

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what does RMM stand for

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Relative Molecular Mass

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what does IMF stand for

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InterMolecular Forces

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why do the melting and boiling points of simple molecular substances increase (in general) with RMM

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This is because larger molecules have more forces of attraction between them which must be overcome

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what is a simple covalent structure/ simple molecular substance
Give examples

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contain only a few atoms held together by covalent bonds

eg - water, ammonia, methane, carbon dioxide, chlorine and hydrogen

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12
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are the different bonds within a covalent structure strong or weak?

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the intramolecular bonds are strong but the intermolecular bonds are weak

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what is a molecular solid and give an example

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a substance that is solid at room temp

eg - iodine
(Iodine sublimes with very little energy)

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all diatomic molecules have what type of bond

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covalent bonds

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what catalyst is best for breaking down Hydrogen Peroxide

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Manganese Oxide

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what is an allotrope

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different arrangements of the same element

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four allotropes of carbon

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  • diamond
  • graphite
  • silicon dioxide
  • fullerenes (buckminsterfullerene)
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what structure does a Buckminster fullerene have

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60 carbon atoms each bonded to three others by two single bonds and a double

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what are the two main types of covalently bonded substances

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  • simple molecules
  • giant covalent structures
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what is a giant covalent structure

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a three-dimensional structure of atoms that are joined by covalent bonds

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melting and boiling points of each allotrope of carbon

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Diamond - very high
Graphite - high
Silicon dioxide - high
Buckminsterfullerene - low

22
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why do graphite, diamond, and silicon dioxide have high melting and boiling points

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because a lot of strong covalent bonds must be broken (high molecular mass)

23
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does diamond conduct electricity (or heat)

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no - (no free electrons)

24
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does graphite conduct electricity

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yes - it only uses 3 of its electrons to bond so each atom has one delocalised electron that is free to move throughout the structure

25
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does silicon dioxide conduct electricity

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no

26
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can a Buckminster fullerene conduct electricity

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no

27
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structure of diamond

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  • GIANT COVALENT LATTICE
  • tetrahedral
  • made up of carbon atoms
  • extremely strong covalent bonds

4 outer electrons all used to bond with four neighbouring atoms

28
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structure of graphite

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  • EXISTS IN LAYERS
  • covalent bonds between carbon atoms are strong but intermolecular bonds between layers are weak (so brittle)
  • each carbon atom is bonded to only three others (rather than four)

layers able to slide over each other

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structure of a Buckminster fullerene

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round, cage like structure that consists of 60 carbon atoms

30
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structure of silicon dioxide

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  • tetrahedral
  • giant covalent lattice
  • very similar to diamond except that is is made up of silicon and oxygen atoms
31
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what are the group 7 elements called

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halogens

32
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what group in the periodic table are the Halogens

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group 7

33
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explain the reactivity of the halogens as you go down the group

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as you go down, ATOMIC SIZE INCREASES so there is a LARGER DISTANCE between outer shell and nucleus, resulting in INCREASED SHIELDING. This means that ATTRACTION DECREASES so they are less able to attract another electron to complete its outer shell

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why can the layers on graphite slide over each other

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due to the weak intermolecular bonds

35
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would you expect CHCl3 or CCl4 to have a higher boiling point

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CCl4 - it has a greater molecular mass so the strength of the intermolecular forces are greater

36
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what colours are the halogens: F, Cl, Br, I, At

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F - Pale yellow
Cl - Green/yellow
Br - orange
I - grey(when solid) but purple(when vapour)
At - black (when solid) but dark purple (when vapour)

37
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What states are the Halogens at room temperature

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F - gas
Cl - gas
Br - liquid
I - solid
At - solid

38
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explain the melting point trend of the halogens as you go down the group

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The melting points increase as the Relative Molecular Mass increases. This means the inter-molecular forces get stronger so more energy is needed to break them down

39
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test for chlorine

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blue litmus being bleached white - this us because the chlorine acts as a bleaching agent so it removes the colour from the paper

40
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what colour is blue litmus in acids

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red

41
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how do strong acids dissociate compared to weak acids

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a strong acid dissociates fully into its ions
a weak acid will only partially break up

42
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what is a halide

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The resulting compound when halogens combine with other elements. they are formed when they gain an electron

eg NaCl

43
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what are the halides of iodine, chlorine and bromine

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Iodide
Chloride
Bromide

44
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How to test for displacement in a reaction of halogens

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If there is a displacement occurring there will be a colour change

you can then add cyclohexane and observe the colour of the top layer

45
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how strong is the force of attraction between covalently bonded molecules and why

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  • very strong
  • the shared pair of electrons effectively pull the nuclei of the atoms closer together
46
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do simple molecular substances conduct electricity and why

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no - because there are no charged particles as the molecules are neutral

47
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describe and explain the physical features of a C60 fullerene

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soft and slippery because the molecules can roll over each other easily

48
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what is diamond used for practically

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  • cutting
49
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how are all the halogens bonded and with what structure

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  • covaletnly
  • simple molecular
50
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how does Hydrogen Chloride (HCl [g]) become Hydrochloric acid (HCl[aq])

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  • HCl(g) is dissolved in water to form HCl(aq)
  • this dissociates to form H+
  • the H+ is acidic

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