Structure and Bonding Flashcards
Understand all types of atom's bonds and structure
How many electrons can an s subshell hold?
2
How many electrons can a p subshell hold?
6
How many electrons can a d subshell hold?
10
How many electrons can a f subshell hold?
14
What is Aufbau principle?
Electrons always inhabit the lowest energy orbitals available
Electrons repel each other so what holds them together and why?
Spin creates magnetism (moving charge)
Opposite spin creates opposite magnetic fields
What is does electronegativity mean?
How attractive a nucleus is to electrons
What are the properties that affect electronegativity?
Larger charge=more attractive
Charge density, more neutrons “dilute” positive charge =lower attractive
Inner electrons shield outer electrons reduces attraction
Distance, the further away, the weaker the attraction
What is the most electronegativity element
Fluorine
Why does ionic bonding occur?
Because the non-lethal has higher electronegativity so it steals electrons from the metal
Why does convent bonds occur?
Similar electronegativity so they share electrons instead of stealing
Why does metallic bonding occur?
Same electronegativity so they share electrons between the positive nucleuses
Delocialised electrons
What happens to electronegativity across periods?
Adds protons so it increases
What happens to electronegativity down groups?
More distance and more shielding so decreasing electronegativity
What is stoichiometry?
The ratios of reactants
What is promotion and why is it important?
Promotion is when electrons from 2s^2 move to 2p orbit
Promotion explains how carbon bond makes colavent bonds as it means a sub shell is freed up for an electron to bond
A mixture of s, p electrons forming a bond
Ionic electron clouds look like
Cloud is more around the highly electronegative atom because more attractive to electrons
One side is denuded of electrons
Colavent electron clouds look like
Even spread as similar electronegativities
What are the 3 types of Van der Waals forces
Hydrogen bonding
London dispersion forces (temporary dipoles)
Permanent dipoles
What are Van Der Waals forces
Weak attractive forces between molecules
What is a tetrahedron and what angle between pairs?
The shape a molecule forms with one central atom and 4 bonded atoms
109.47°