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Module 2.2.2 - Bonding and Structure definitions Flashcards

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What is an ionic bond?

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The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged (positively and negatively) ions

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What is the octet rule?

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The tendency to acquire a noble gas electron configuration (8 electrons in its outer shell)

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What is covalent bonding?

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The strong electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nuclei of the bonded atoms

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What are lone pairs (of electrons)?

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Pairs of electrons in the outer shell of an atom not involved in covalent bonding

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What is a single covalent bond?

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The sharing of one pair of electrons between two atoms

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What are multiple (double/triple) covalent bonds?

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A double/triple covalent bond is the sharing of two/three pairs of electrons between two atoms

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What is dative covalent (coordinate) bonding?

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The strong electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nuclei of the bonded atoms, where only one of the atoms supplies both of the electrons shared

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What is metallic bonding?

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The **strong electrostatic attraction ** of a lattice of cations (positive metal ions) to a ‘sea’ of delocalised electrons.

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What does the giant ionic lattice result from?

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The regular arrangement of oppositely charged ions strongly attracted in all directions

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What do substances need in order to conduct electricity?

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Mobile charge carrier such as delocalised electrons or mobile ions

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What does ‘mobile’ mean

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Free to move

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What is average bond enthalpy?

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Average bond enthalpy can be used as a measurement of covalent bond strength

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What is the basis of electron pair repulsion theory?

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  • Electron pairs repel each other to get as far away as possible
  • Lone pairs repel more strongly than bonding pairs
  • Shape is determined by the number and type of electron pairs (bond pairs / lone pairs) around the central atom
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What does a normal line in a 3D shape represent?

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Shows a bond in the plane of paper

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What does a bold wedge in a 3D shape represent?

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Bond comes out from the plane of the paper towards you

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What does a dashed line/dotted wedge in a 3D shape represent?

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Bond going out from the plane of the paper away from you

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What is a linear molecule?

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  • 2 bonded pairs, 0 lone pairs
  • bond angle 180°
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What is a trigonal planar molecule?

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  • 3 bonded pairs, 0 lone pairs
  • bond angle of 120°
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What is a tetrahedral molecule?

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  • 4 bonded pairs, 0 lone pairs
  • bond angle of 109.5°
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What is a octahedral molecule?

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  • 6 bonded pairs, 0 lone pairs
  • bond angle of 90°
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What is a pyramidal molecule?

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  • 3 bonded pairs, 1 lone pair
  • bond angle of 107° (109.5°-2.5°)
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What are the non-linear molecules?

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  • 2 bonded pairs, 1 lone pair
  • bond angle of 117.5° (120°- 2.5°)
    OR
  • 2 bonded pairs, 2 lone pairs
  • bond angle of 104.5° (109.5°- 5°)
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What is electronegativity?

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The ability of an atom to attract the bonding electrons towards itself in a covalent bond

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What are non-polar bonds?

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The difference in electronegativity is 0, bonded electrons are equally distributed

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When do non-polar bonds occur?

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Where the bonding atoms are the same such as H-H and Cl-Cl

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What are polar covalent bonds?

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Where there is a medium to small difference in electronegativity between the bonded atoms

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What happens between the bonded atoms in a polar covalent bond?

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There is a permanent dipole across the bond due to the small difference in charge across the bond

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What happens to the shared electrons in a polar covalent bond?

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Bonding electrons are attracted closer to the more electronegative atom , electron cloud is more dense

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What is the general trend for electronegativity in the periodic table?

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Electronegativity increases towards the top right of the periodic table (halogens, excluding most noble gases)

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The greater the difference in electronegativity between the bonded atoms…

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the greater the permanent dipole and the more polar the covalent bond.

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What do polar covalent bonds have in terms of charges?

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Slight/Partial charges, represented with a dipole

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Why do carbon and hydrogen not form a polar covalent bond?

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There is a very small difference in electronegativity between C and H

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Why are symmetrical molecules non-polar?

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The dipoles cancel out between each polar bond, hence no net dipole across the molecule

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When are asymmetrical molecules polar?

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When they contain one or more polar bonds

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How can you tell is a molecule is asymmetric?

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  • has lone pairs
  • surrounding atoms are not all the same
36
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Why are asymmetrical molecules polar?

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The dipoles do not cancel out

37
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What are intermolecular forces?

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Attractive forces between molecules which are much weaker than ionic or covalent bonds

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What structures have intermolecular forces?

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Covalent structures

39
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What are induced dipole-dipole interactions?

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Very weak intermolecular forces between molecules

40
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What are other names for induced dipole-dipole interactions?

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  • London forces
  • Dispersion forces
41
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Where do induced dipole-dipole interactions exist?

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Between all molecules, whether polar or non-polar

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How do induced dipole-dipole arise between molecules?

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  • At any moment there may be an uneven distribution of electrons in a molecule, due to electron movement/change in electron density
  • This causes a temporary dipole/instantaneous dipole to occur
  • The instantaneous/temporary dipole in one molecule causes an induced dipole in a neighbouring molecule
  • The slightly positive charge of a dipole in one molecule attracts the slightly negative charge of a dipole in a neighbouring molecule, producing a induced dipole-dipole attraction
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What are permanent dipole-dipole interactions?

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Weak attractive forces between polar molecules

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How do permanent dipole-dipole interactions occur?

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  • A molecule has bonds that are permanently polar as one atom is more electronegative than the other and is asymmetrical so the dipoles do not cancel each other out
  • the slightly positive dipole of one molecule attracts the slightly negative dipole of a neighbouring molecule to produce the permanent dipole-dipole force of attraction between the molecules
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What can both permanent dipole-dipole interactions and induced dipole-dipole interactions be referred as?

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Van der Waals forces

46
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What are hydrogen bonds?

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A strong dipole-dipole attraction between molecules containing O-H, N-H or F-H bonds, the strongest type of intermolecular force of attraction

47
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What does the hydrogen bond exist between?

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  • The slightly positive charge on the hydrogen in one molecule
  • a lone pair on a highly electronegative atom (O, N, F) on another molecule
48
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How do you draw a hydrogen bond? [3 marks]

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  • labelled atoms (with dipoles)
  • lone pairs of electrons
  • dotted line (hydrogen bond)
49
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Why does water have anomalous properties of water?

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Due to the hydrogen bonds between water molecules

50
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Why is ice (solid H2O) less dense than liquid water?

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  • In the solid, H2O molecules are held further apart by the hydrogen bonds
  • This gives the ice an open lattice structure
  • The H2O molecules are fixed in their positions in the 3D ice crystal lattice by hydrogen bonds
51
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Why does water have relatively high melting and boiling points?

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  • Water has higher than expected melting and boiling points
  • Hydrogen bonds are relatively strong, therefore stronger than other intermolecular forces
  • more energy is needed to break the hydrogen bonds
52
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What does melting and boiling points depend on?

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The structure and the strength of the bonds, which need to be overcome and broken

53
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When does a substance have a high melting/boiling point?

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The bonds broken are strong

54
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What is the structure of substances with a high melting/boiling point?

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Giant

55
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When does a substance have a low melting or boiling point?

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When the bonds broken are weak

56
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What is the structure of substances with a low melting/boiling point?

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Simple

57
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When is there a sharp decrease in melting and boiling points across a period?

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Between group 4 and 5

58
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What does the decrease show across the period?

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The change from giant structures to simple structures

59
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What are the bonds that need to be broken in substances with a high melting or boiling point?

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Strong bonds between the particles/atoms

60
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What are the bonds that need to be broken in substances with a low melting or boiling point?

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Weak intermolecular forces between molecules

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What happens to the melting or boiling point across a period from group 1 to group 4?

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Increase gradually

62
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What are relative to the melting or boiling points across a period from group 5 to group 8?

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They are comparatively low

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