Section 4 Flashcards
What is the Minimum Energy Principle?
Atoms will react with each other so as to minimize their potential energy level.
What is INTRAmolecular Bonding?
Bonds between atoms within the molecule (called chemical bonding)
What is INTERmoleculucar Bonding?
Bonds between molecules
What do atoms do in relation to the minimum energy principle?
Atoms will bond with each other to obtain a lower potential energy level, which is the same thing as atoms becoming more stable.
Which group of atoms is the most stable?
The noble gases are very stable in their natural form, which also means they have a very low potential energy level.
Why are noble gases so stable?
Noble gases are so stable due to the large potential energy gap between the valence shells. (between s & p)
What does it mean for atoms when a valence shell is full?
When a valence shell is full, the atoms are stable, the atom’s electrons are in a low potential energy well and become non-reactive.
What are the 4 main characteristics of a noble gas?
- They do not react
- They must have the most stable electron configuration of the atoms
- Their electron configurations a;; have full electron valence shells
- The noble gas electron configuration must have the lowest possible energy level.
How do atoms react when they achieve the noble gas electron configuration?
All atoms become more stable and less reactive when they’ve achieved noble gas configuration.
What are the 4 key characteristics of chemical reactions?
- Chemical reactions are the forming and breaking of chemical bonds
- Reactions occur so atoms can go from a higher potential energy level to a lower potential energy level.
- Atoms at their lowest potential energy level will not react readily
- these un-reactive atoms are very stable.
What is the octet rule?
The octet rule is described as- the atoms will always to try fill their valence shell. All atoms will try to fulfill the octet rule to become more stable.
What are the 4 key characteristics of the octet rule?
- Atoms with unfilled electron shells will react to fill their shells to become more stable.
- Hydrogen can lose one electron, or it can gain one electron to become more stable.
- All other atoms in the first pd will lose one electron to obtain a full valence shell.
- Atoms in the second and higher periods will react to obtain eight valence electrons as follows:
- Atoms with 3 or less in their valence shell will lose electrons.
- Atoms with 5 or more electrons in their valence shell will gain electrons.
- Atoms with 4 electrons can either gain or lose 4 valence electrons.
What are the different types of chemical bonds?
- Ionic
- Covalent
- Metallic
What is an Ionic chemical bond?
~Metal to non-metal,
~transfer of electrons
What is a Covalent chemical bond?
~non-metal to non-metal
~sharing of electrons
What is a Metallic chemical bond?
~metal to metal
~Giving off electrons