topic 4/14- bonding and structure Flashcards
describe how positively charged ions form
metals lose valence electrons to form cations
describe how negatively charged ions form
non metals gain valence electrons to form anion
define an ionic bond
the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
state the formula and relative charge of ammonium
NH₄⁺
state the formula and relative charge of hydroxide
OH¯
state the formula and relative charge of nitrate
NO3-
state the formula and relative charge of hydrogencarbonate
HCO3-
state the formula and relative charge of carbonate
CO₃²⁻
state the formula and relative charge of sulfate
SO₄²-
state the formula and relative charge of phosphate
PO₄³⁻
describe ionic compounds under normal conditions
solids with lattice structures
describe the physical properties of ionic compounds:
- melting/boiling point
- volatility
- electrical conductivity
- solubility
- high melting/boiling points
- low volatility
- do not conduct when solid, but conduct when molten or aqueous
- soluble
explain the high melting/boiling points of ionic compounds
- strong EFOA between oppositely charged ions
- lot of energy required to overcome them
does magnesium oxide or sodium chloride have a higher melting point? why?
magnesium oxide; the EFOA between the 2+ and 2- ions in MgO are much stronger than those between the 1+ and 1- ions in NaCl
explain the low volatility of ionic compounds
the strong EFOA between oppositely charged ions take a lot of energy to overcome
explain the electrical conductivity of ionic compounds
- in a solid state, the ions are in fixed positions (ionic lattice) and cannot move.
- when aqueous or molten, the ions are able to move as the lattice is broken down
describe what happens to the ions in an ionic compound when it dissolves
- bonds/attraction between the solid particles are broken
- new bonds form between sps and water molecules
- water molecules surround sps
- due to sliding movement of water molecules, sps move through liquid until evenly distributed
why are some substances soluble and others insoluble?
there is an energy cost and an energy gain which determines whether a process occurs without an input of energy
a substance will be soluble if the energy gain is —– than the energy cost.
greater than
state the two sources of energy cost in dissolving
- breaking hydrogen bonds in water/solvent
- breaking bonds between solute particles
state the two sources of energy gain in dissolving
- formation of bonds between solute and solvent
- increasing entropy
explain the solubility of ionic compounds in polar solvents like water
energy released when ions surrounded by H2O molecules (ion-dipole interactions) > energy required to break ionic lattice
explain the insolubility of ionic compounds in non polar solvents
energy required to break apart ionic lattice > energy released when non-polar solvent forms interactions with the ions (London forces)
define a covalent bond
the electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and two positively charged nuclei
describe a single covalent bond
one shared pair of electrons
describe a double covalent bond
two shared pairs of electrons
describe a triple covalent bond
three shared pairs of electrons
describe a coordinate covalent bond
a covalent bond where one atom has donated two electrons to the shared pair
describe the relationship between bond length and bond strength
as bond length increases, bond strength decreases
describe the relationship between number of shared pairs and bond strength/length
as number of shared pairs increases, strength of bond increases but length decreases.
explain what happens to the bond strength as you go from HF to HI.
bond strength decreases;
- distance of bond pair from nucleus decreases, shielding of bond pair increases
- this outweighs an increase in atomic number
define electronegativity
a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons
what is impure ionic bonding?
when negative ions are polarised by positive ions.
why does impure ionic bonding occur?
the positive ion attracts the electrons of the negative ion
explain why smaller, more highly charged positive ions have a greater polarising effect
smaller, more highly charged positive ions have a greater charge density, causing them to have a greater attraction to the anion
explain why larger negative ions are more easily polarised than smaller negative ions
larger negative ions have a greater distance and shielding, meaning the electrons are less attracted to the nucleus of the anion
give the formula for the most impure ionic bonding
small, highly charged positive ion + large negative ion
explain why electronegativity increases ACROSS a period
no. of protons is increasing (nucleus more positive) but distance and shielding are staying mostly the same
explain why electronegativity decreases DOWN a group
there is more shielding and an increased distance (so less attraction)
which element has the highest electronegativity?
fluorine
what is a pure covalent bond?
when the electronegativities of the two atoms are the same
explain the difference between covalent and ionic bonding in terms of electronegativities.
- in a covalent bond, the difference in electronegativity is zero or very small.
- in an ionic bond the elements have a large difference in electronegativity
describe the relationship between difference in electronegativity and type of bond
- <0.4= covalent bond
- 0.4-1.8= polar covalent
- > 1.8= ionic bond
the more electronegative atom has a slightly —– charge
the less electronegative atom has a slightly —– charge
- negative
- positive
a molecule is polar if….
there is a net dipole
what does the ‘octet rule’ refer to?
the tendency of atoms to gain a valence shell with a total of 8 electrons
state two common exceptions two the octet rule
Beryllium and boron; these might form stable compounds with incomplete octets of electrons
what are lewis structures?
diagrams that show all the valence electrons in a covalently bonded species
when do resonance structures occur?
when there is more than one possible position for a double bond in a molecule
draw the resonance structure for C6H6
refer to flashcard
draw the resonance structure for CO₃²⁻
refer to flashcard
what is a resonance structure?
one of two or more alternative Lewis structures for a molecule or ion that cannot be described fully with one Lewis structure alone
what are the shapes of species determined by?
the repulsion of electron pairs according to VSEPR (valence shell electron pair repulsion) theory
describe VSEPR theory
pairs of electrons repel each other so that they are as far apart as possible, keeping the force of repulsion to a minimum
how many types of covalent shapes are there that ONLY include bond pairs (no lone pairs)?
5
name the 5 covalent molecule shapes with only bond pairs
- linear molecules
- trigonal planar molecules
- tetrahedral molecules
- trigonal bipyramidal molecules
- octahedral molecules
describe linear molecules (BP only)
- no of bond pairs
- bond angle
- 3 examples
- shape
- 2 bond pairs
- 180
- BeCl2, CO2 and all diatomic molecules
- straight line
describe trigonal planar molecules
- no of bond pairs
- bond angle
- 1 example
- shape
- 3 bond pairs
- 120
- BCl3
- flat peace-sign
describe tetrahedral molecules
- no of bond pairs
- bond angles
- 1 examples
- shape
- 4 bond pairs
- 109.5
- methane, CH4
- Eiffel Tower
describe trigonal bipyramidal molecules
- no of bond pairs
- bond angles
- 1 example
- shape
- 5 bond pairs
- 90 and 120
- PF5
- fidget spinner shot by an arrow
describe octahedral molecules
- no of bond pairs
- bond angles
- 1 example
- shape
- 6 bond pairs
- 90
- SF6
- christian cross that has been shot by an arrow
why does a lone pair have a greater repulsive effect than a bonding pair?
- lone pair electrons are localised to an atom, so they are closer to each other
state the hierarchy of repulsion
lp to lp> lp to bp> bp to bp
name the 7 types of lone pair inclusive molecule shapes
- trigonal pyramidal molecules
- v shaped/bent molecules
- square planar molecules
- square pyramidal molecules
- seesaw molecules
- t/arrow shaped molecules
- linear molecules
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describe trigonal pyramidal molecules
- which bpo shape are they like
- no of bp, lp, ed
- bond angles
- example
- shape
- like tetrahedral molecules but without top
- 3 bp, 1 lp, 4 ed
- 107
- NH3
- beheaded Eiffel tower
describe v shaped/bent molecules
- which bpo shape are they like
- no of bp, lp, ed
- bond angles
- example
type 1 (SO2 DB):
- like trigonal planar but without top
- 2 bp, 1 lp, 3ed
- 104.5
type 2 (H2O):
- like type 1 but extra pair
- 2 bp, 2 lp, 4 ed
- 104.5
describe square planar molecules
- which bpo shape are they like
- no of bp, lp, ed
- bond angles
- example
- shape
- like octahedral but without both vertical bits
- 4 bp, 2 lp, 6 ed
- 90
- XeF4
- cross laid on its side + 2lp above and below
describe square pyramidal
- which bpo shape are they like
- no of bp, lp, ed
- bond angles
- example
- shape
- like octahedral but without bottom vertical bit
- 5 bp, 1 lp, 6 ed
- 85-87.5
- BrF5
- cross laid on its side + stick up + lp below
describe see saw molecules
- which bpo shape are they like
- no of bp, lp, ed
- bond angles
- example
- like trigonal bipyramidal but without left side bit
- 4 bp, 1 lp, 5 ed
- 87.5-90 (equatorial-axial), 117 (e-e)
- SF4