Section 9.1- Types of Chemical Bonds

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is composed of two or more elements that have combined chemically

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compound

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is an attractive force between atoms that is strong enough to enable the group to act as a unit

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chemical bond

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simple ionic compounds and molecular compounds typically have very __________________ properties

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different

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the most important factor affecting how atoms form chemical bonds is the

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number of valence electrons in each atom involved

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the principle that states that the atoms will tend to react chemically so as to achieve a noble-gas electron configuration, either by losing or gaining electrons or by sharing electrons with other atoms, therefore obtaining additional stability

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octet rule

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ionic bonding is literally the

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“transfer” of electrons

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as a rule, elements toward the ______________ of the periodic table tend to lose electrons in bonding, while elements toward the __________ of the periodic table tend to gain electrons in bonding

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left- lose
right- gain

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atoms that gain electron become

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anions

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atoms that lose electrons become

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cations

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a chemical bond in which positively charged ions are electrically attracted to negatively charged ions is an

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ionic bond

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ionic compounds do not consist of

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molecules

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the elements on the left side of the periodic table (metals) react with elements on the _____________________________ to form ionic crystalline solids

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far right side (nonmetals)

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a chemical bond that results from the SHARING of valence electrons between atoms is a

one atom is bonded to the other because both are attracted to the electrons shared between them

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covalent bonds

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________________________ of both positive nuclei for the negatively charged electron cloud holds the nuclei together in a covalent bond

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mutual attraction

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all _______________ are identical

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electrons

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when two atoms share a single pair of electrons the bond is a

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single covalent bond (single bond)

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two or three pairs of electrons shared by two atoms form a

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multiple bond

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sharing two pairs of electrons forms a

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double bond

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sharing three pairs of electrons

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triple bond

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some compounds, especially those containing _________________, include both ionic and covalent bonds

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polyatomic ions

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pairs not involved in a bond

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lone pairs or nonbinding pairs

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generally, covalent bonds hold atoms discrete molecules that contain a ______________ number of atoms and have specific _______________

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fixed number
geometric shapes

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substances that are composed of billions or trillions of atoms that are bonded together into a singe unit by a strong covalent bonds

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covalent networks

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the hardest known substance composed of a three dimensional network (crystal)

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diamond

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extremely large molecules

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macromolecules

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all metals share these similar properties

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1. good conductors of electricity
2. good conductors of heat
3. malleable and ductile
4. most are shiny and highly reflective
5. have very high melting and boiling points

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chemical bonds that bind atoms together in a metal are

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metallic bonds

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when an electron is shared not with just one nearby atom but with all the surrounding atoms, they are called

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delocalized electrons

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the large number of freely circulating _____________ gives metals their characteristic properties

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electrons

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in most cases, the bonding in compounds is not completely ______________________________

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ionic, covalent, or metallic

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a bond is considered predominantly ionic if the electronegativity difference between the two bonded atoms is greater than

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1.7

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if the difference of the atoms in a bond is less than 1.7, the bond is predominantly

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covalent

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a covalent bond in which both atoms share electrons equally is a

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nonpolar bond

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a covalent bond in which electrons are shared unequally between atoms is a

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polar bond (unequal sharing)

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is only a fraction of a “full” charge such as 1+ and 1-

represented by the lowercase Greek letter delta

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partial charge

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a bond or molecule that has a negative end and a positive end (a polar bond or polar molecule) forms a

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dipole

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a dipole is represented by

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|——-> (points toward the more electronegative end)