Key Area 3: Bonding and Properties Flashcards
Which is the most stable group?
Group 8 the noble gases
Chemical stability is achieved by?
Having a full outer shell
Three types of bonding?
Covalent (non-metal)
Ionic (metal + non-metal)
Metallic (metal)
Hydrogen and what are covalently bonded?
Non-metals in group 4,5,6,7
Covalent bonds
when positive nuclei from two atoms are held together by their common attraction for the shared pair of electrons
Molecular structure
H - H O=O etc.
Molecular formula
H2 O2 for diatomics
2 types of covalent structures
Covalent molecular
Covalent network
Polytomic molecules
Phosphorus P4
Sulfur S8
Hydrogen chloride
HCl, H - Cl, H - Cl, Linear
Water
H20, angular
Ammonia
NH3, Trigonal pyramidal
Methane
CH4 Tetrahedral
Covalent networks only appear in?
Solid states
Example of covalent network element?
Diamond
Properties of Diamond
Four unpaired electrons in outer shell
Very hard
Cannot conduct no free elctrons