Electrons and Bonding

Question 1

What is an orbital?

Answer 1

The reigon of an atom that can hold two electrons with opposite spins.

Question 2

What shape are S orbitals?

Answer 2

They are spherical in shape.

Question 3

How many electrons can an S Subshell hold.

Answer 3

Each S subshell can hold two electrons.

Question 4

What shape is a P orbital?

Answer 4

They are dumbell shaped. (like a figure of eight)

Question 5

How many electrons can a P subshell hold.

Answer 5

Each P subshell can hold six electrons.

Question 6

How many electrons can a D subshell hold.

Answer 6

Each D subshell can hold ten electrons.

Question 7

How many electrons can an F subshell hold.

Answer 7

Each F subshell can hold fourteen electrons.

Question 8

What shape is a D and F orbital?

Answer 8

Complex.

Question 9

Which block on the periodic table are groups 1 and 2 in.

Answer 9

S Block

Question 10

Which block on the periodic table are the transition metals in?

Answer 10

D Block

Question 11

Which block on the periodic table are groups 3 - 0 in?

Answer 11

P Block

Question 12

Which subshell fills first, 3d or 4s?

Answer 12

4s will fill before 3d

Question 13

What is an ionic bond?

Answer 13

The electrostatic force of attraction between positvly charged ions and negativly charged ions.

Question 14

Ionic bonding happens between ________ and _________

Answer 14

A metal and a non-metal.

Question 15

In an ionic lattice, each positive ion is surrounded by _________.

Answer 15

Negative ions,

Question 16

In an ionic lattice, each negative ion is surrounded by _________.

Answer 16

Positive ions,

Question 17

What state are Ionic compounds at room temperature?

Answer 17

Solid.

Question 18

What makes an ionic compound stronger?

Answer 18

A smaller size of ions and a greater charge of the ions.

Question 19

What is a covalent bond?

Answer 19

The sharing of electrons between two or more non-metals.

Question 20

What is the Octet rule?

Answer 20

Each atom can only have eight electrons in it’s outer shell.

Question 21

What is a dative covalent bond?

Answer 21

A bond where the shared pair of electrons has been donated by the same atom.

Question 22

What are the exceptions to the Octet rule?

Answer 22

An atom could have not enough electrons or more than eight electrons.

Question 23

What is metallic bonding?

Answer 23

Ordererd positive metal ions surrounded by delocalised electrons.