structure 2 Flashcards
Why do metal atoms experience a smaller ENC?
this id due to increased atomic size due to the larger number of shells and shielding so there is a weaker attraction
How is sodium chloride formed?
one electron is transferred from sodium to chlorine, resulting in an electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
What ions can Na form?
it can form Na+ and Na4+, but not Na2+ or Na3+ as second or third ionization energy doesn’t allow an extra electron to be lost
How does attraction between water ions increase?
increases with ionic charge, but removing electrons comes with an energy loss, meaning it may not be feasible to lose due to the high ionization energy
What are the oxidation states and colors of Fe, Cu, Pb and Ag?
Fe - Fe2+ (yellow) and Fe3+ (orange)
Cu - Cu2+ (blue) and Cu+ (red)
Pb4+ and Pb2+ as well as Sn4+ and Sn2+
Ag forms the ion Ag+
Why are anions less attractive with increased charge?
addition of electrons becomes more difficult with increasing negative charge due to increased electron-electron repulsion
What is an ionic bond?
electrostatic attraction between the positively charged atom and the negatively charged electrons
What happens when ions have a charge greater than +3?
they have a large charge density and increase in covalent character, meaning they polarize negative ions
How does charge affect melting and boiling points?
larger charge = higher melting point as there is a stronger bond and electrostatic attraction
How can you tell if a substance has dissolved or not?
dissolved - electrostatic attraction between ions is weaker that the ion’s attraction to water
not dissolved - electrostatic attraction between ions is stronger than the ion’s attraction to water
What are properties of transition metals in terms of oxidation states?
- form ions with a range of charges and oxidation states
- reach their maximum oxidation state when the linear pattern stops and there is a large jump in ionization enrgy
What is the structure for ionic compounds?
giant ionic lattice
What is the structure of NaCl?
Cl- = smaller radius due to larger ENC
Na+ = larger radius due to smaller ENC
What is lattice enthalpy?
energy needed to break or make the ionic bond in a lattice
What is a co-ordination number?
number of ions that surround an individual ion
- NaCl has a co-ordination number of 6
How can you increase lattice enthalpy?
- increased ionic charge
- decrease ionic radius
- change charge desnity
Why are ionic compounds non-volatile?
held in a lattice with no free molecules to break away from the structure to become a gas as it would require a lot of energy
When are ionic compounds soluble?
soluble in polar solvents such as water as like substances dissolve
Why do ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points?
strong electrostatic attraction between positive metal atom and negative electrons which requires huge amounts of energy to overcome
What does hydrated mean?
when ions are surrounded by water ions
What does solvated mean?
when water ions are surrounded by other solvents
When is something ionic, covalent or polar covalent?
ionic - difference in electronegativity > 1.8
covalent - difference in electronegativity ≤ 0.4
polar - difference in electronegativity is between 0.4 and 1.8
What are the covalent structures?
- giant covalent structures
- simple molecular substances
What are the exceptions to the octet rule?
Be - needs 4 valence electrons
B - needs 6 valence electrons
H - needs 2 valence electrons
Why do ionic compounds conduct electricity?
can conduct electricity in molten or dissolved state as the electrons are free to move around the structure and carry charge
What is an expanded octet?
atom has more than 8 valence electrons
Why are ionic compounds brittle?
crystals break when a force is applied as the pressure forces like charges closer so that they repel each other to the point of breaking
How do you work out % ionic character?
( difference in electronegativity / 3.2) x 100
What is the octet rule?
tendency for atoms to gain 8 valence electrons to have a full outer shell
Why are period 3 oxides less ionic across?
melting points decrease and the the ability to conduct in the molten state decreases
What is a covalent bond?
electrostatic attraction between a positive nucleus and a shared pair of electrons
How do you draw a lewis diagram?
- add up the sum of the valence electrons
- draw a rough structure
- put a pair of electrons between each atom
- add pairs to satisfy the octet rule
- add double bonds if you run out of electrons
- check the electron number is the same as step 1
What is an example of a dative bond?
CO - oxygen provides both electrons in the covalent bond so the arrow goes from oxygen to carbon
What is a triple bond?
6 electrons are shared by 2 atoms
What is an incomplete octet?
central atom has less than 8 valence electrons
What is the relationship between bond length, amount of bonds and enthalpy?
shorter bond length - higher bond enthalpy
more bonds - higher bond enthalpy
What is a dative bond?
when one atom donates both pairs of electrons
- arrow goes from donator to acceptor
Where does the arrow point in a dative bond?
towards the atom accepting the electron
- from least to most electrongative
What is a double bond?
4 electrons are shared by 2 atoms
Why do lewis acid-bases lead to the formation of a co-ordination bond?
How can transition metals act like lewis acids?
What does the VSEPR model do?
enables the shapes of atoms to be determined from the repulsion of electron domains around a central atom
What is the shape of a molecule determined by?
- bond angles
- nature of bond
- amount of electrons
What is an electron domain?
area where electrons are located
What are the key points to the VSEPR theory?
- repulsion applies to electron domains with single, double or triple pairs
- total number of electrons around an atom determines geometrical arrangements
- shape of a molecule is determined by the bond angles
- non-bonding pairs have a higher charge concentration and therefore more repulsion as the electrons aren’t shared
What is the order of pairs from least to most repulsion?
most - lone pair - lone pair
middle - lone pair - bonding pair
least - bonding pair - bonding pair
How do you work out the shape of a molecule?
- draw a lewis diagram and count the number of electron domains
- remember that single, double and triple bonds all count as 1 electron domain
- electron domains repel each other to a point of minimum or maximum repulsion
- shape is determined by angles between electron domains
- non-bonding pairs repel more than bonding pairs
- don’t need to draw the angles accurately, just ensure to label
What is the shape and bond angle for a molecule with 2 electron domains?
- 180 °
- linear shape
What is the shape and bond angle for a molecule with 3 electron domains?
- 120 °
- triangular planar
What is the shape and bond angle for a molecule with 4 electron domains; 2 bonding and 2 lone?
- 105 °
- bent v-shape
What is the shape and bond angle for a molecule with 4 electron domains?
- 109.5 °
- tetrahedral
What is polarity?
difference in electronegativities of bonded atoms
What is the shape and bond angle for a molecule with 4 electron domains; 3 bonding and 1 lone?
- 107 °
- trigonal pyramidal
What is the shape and bond angle for a molecule with 3 electron domains; 2 bonding and 1 lone?
- 117 °
- bent v-shape
How does charge link to repulsion?
greater charge concentration = greater repulsion - smaller bond angle
- bonds closer to each other but further away from the lone pair
When is a molecule polar or non-polar?
polar - difference in electronegativity is greater than 0.4
What are the conditions needed for a molecule to be non-polar?
non-polar - no difference in electronegativity (covalent compounds)
What is the bond continuum in terms of transfer of ions?
ionic - complete transfer of electrons
polar covalent - partial transfer of electrons
covalent - equal sharing of electrons