Week Five Flashcards
How electrons arrange
arrange themselves as far away as possible
Lewis model - deficiencies
H2 and F2 are treated equivalently by lewis dot model
Valence bond theory
assumes electrons in a molecule occupy atomic orbitals
presumes electron density is equally shared
sigma bond
a single bond that is formed by the overlap of the 2 1s shells
overlap of a s and p orbital
sigma bond
every first bond
sigma bond
Hybridisation
when covalent bonds are formed atomic orbitals mix or hybridise to form new sets of orbitals
how many orbitals in hybridisation
must have the same amount as started with
pi bonds
formed by the sideways overlap of 2p orbitals
electron density - pi bonds
above and below the axis joining the two atoms
sigma bond strength
stronger than pi bonds because sideways overlap is not as effective as the end on bond
single bond
sigma
double bond
one sigma one pi
triple bond
one sigma and 2 pi
sp
linear
sp2
trigonal
sp3
tetrahedral
sp3d
trigonal byprimidal
sp3d2
octahedral
Molecular orbital theory - predictions
accurate structures
dissociation energies
line positions
paramagnetism and diamagnetism