Topic 2b - Bonding (Year 10) Flashcards
What does an ionic bond form between?
metal and non-metal
What does a covaltent bond form between?
non-metal and non-metal
What does a metallic bond form between?
metal and metal
How does an ionic bond form?
The metal loses electrons to become a positively charged ion, the non-metal gains electrons to become a negatively charged ion
How does a covalent bond form?
non-metals share pairs of electrons to gain full outer shells
How does a metallic bond form?
Metals lose their outer shell elctrons into a sea of delocalised electrons
If an atom loses two electrons to form an ion, what charge will the ion have?
+2
If an atom gains two electrons to form an ion, what charge will the ion have?
-2
Elements in group 1 will form ions with what charge?
+1
Elements in group 2 will form ions with what charge?
+2
Elements in group 3 will form ions with what charge?
+3
Elements in group 4 will form ions with what charge?
Group 4 don’t form ions because it is just as hard to lose 4 electrons, as it is to gain 4 electrons. Group 4 elements take part in covalent bonding.
Elements in group 5 will form ions with what charge?
-3
Elements in group 6 will form ions with what charge?
-2
Elements in group 7 will form ions with what charge?
-1
Elements in group 0 will form ions with what charge?
Group 0 don’t form ions because they already have a full outer shell
When are elements stable?
When they have a full outer shell of electrons
In ionic bonding, how are ions held together?
Electrostatic forces of attraction
Zinc Hydroxide is made up of Zn2+ ions and OH- ions. What is its formula?
Zn(OH)2
Sodium carbonate is made up from Na- and CO32-. What is its formula?
Na2CO3
Explain how Calcium Oxide forms. Remember Calcium is in gorup 2 and Oxygen is in group 6
Calcium loses 2 electrons becoming a 2+ ion and Oxygen gains 2 electrons becoming a 2- ion
Do ionic compounds have high or low melting points?
Ionic compounds have high melting points
Why do ionic compounds have high melting points?
Ions are held together by strong electrostatic forces of attraction
Give a limitation to the ball and stick models to represent ionic compounds
The model isn’t to scale. It shoes gaps between ions.
How are ions arranged in an ionic compound?
Giant ionic lattice
Can ionic compounds conduct electricity?
Yes but only when molten or dissolved in water
Why can ionic bonds only conduct electricity when molten or in a solution?
When solid, the ions in an ionic compounds can’t move. When molten or in solution th ions are free to move
Define the term: dissociate
To separate into separate ions. We talk about dissociation in terms of ions in ionic compounds dissociating when in a solution
Explain why carbon forms covalent bonds with 4 hydrogen atoms in CH4
Carbon has 4 electrons in its outer shell, so need for 4 covalent bonds to gain a full outer shell. Hydrogen has 1 electron in its outer shell and needs to form one single bond to gain a full outer shell. So you need 4 hydrogen atoms for each 1 carbon atom
Poly(ethene) is a polymer. Describe the structure of a polymer
A polymer is made up from a long chain of covalently bonded carbon atoms
True or False: All simple covalent molecular substances are insoluble in water
False, Some simple molecular substances are soluble and some are insoluble
True or False: O2 has a double bond
True, Oxygens structure is O=O
Is a covalent bond strong?
A single covalent bond is very strong. It is extremely hard to try and bbreak a bond where they are sharing electrons.
Why don’t simple molecular substances conduct electricity?
There is no charged ions and there is no free electrons that can move to carry electricity