Unit 1.4 - Bonding Flashcards
Ionic bond
Electrostatic attractions between oppositely charged ions.
Which elements form electrovalent compounds?
Group 1 and 2 with group 6 and 7.
1) What influences the formation of an ionic compound for a cation?
2) What influences the formation of an ionic compound for an anion?
1) Ionisation energy
2) Electron affinity
State 3 conditions that favour ionic bonding.
Low ionisation energy to form cations, highly exothermic formation if anions and attainment of a noble gas electron configuration in the ion.
Why are ionic bonds strong?
Energy released by the oppositely charged ions coming together to form a crystal lattice held by electrostatic forces.
Describe the relationship between the charge and force of an ion.
Larger charges on the ions, the bigger the attractive forces and the energy released.
State the order of shells.
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10
When do repulsive forces exist in ionic crystals?
Repulsions between ions of the same charge, between inner shells of electrons in ions and between positively charged nuclei.
Inter-atomic distance - ionic and covalent
Balance between attractive and repulsive forces determines how closely cations and anions approach each other.
1) Why do group 1 element form ions most readily?
2) Why does ionisation energy occur more readily down a group?
1) Lowest effective nuclear charge.
2) Increase electron shielding which results in a decrease of the effective nuclear charge.
Describe relationship between electron affinity and its effect on the nucleus.
Electron affinities (energy released) becomes more exothermic across a period because the incoming electron is attracted more strongly by the increasingly positive charge on the nucleus.
Describe relationship between electron affinity and stability.
More exothermic (negative) electron affinity, more stable the anion that is formed.
State the name of the bond when there is a sharing of:
1) 2 electrons
2) 4 electrons
3) 6 electrons
1) Single bond
2) Double bond
3) Triple bond
What is covalent bonding?
Sharing of a pair of electrons with opposite spins between 2 atoms.
When do repulsive forces exist in covalent molecules?
Repulsions between inner shells of electrons on each atom, between those shells and charge cloud of the bond and between the positive charges on the nuclei.
What is the force of attraction in covalent bonding?
Directional
Covalent bond
Attraction between the nuclei and the shared pair of electrons.
What is another name for a coordinate bond?
Dative covalent bond.
How are aluminium chloride dimers formed?
Molecules dimerise together and monomers are held together by coordinate bonding.