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A HL Chemistry 2024/2025 > Structure 2.2 > Flashcards

Structure 2.2 Flashcards

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Retardation factor

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Distance travelled by component/distance travelled by the solvent from original spot

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2
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When do resonance structures occur?

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When there is more than one possible place for a double bond in a molecule

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Covalent bond

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Sharing of electrons between atoms to form a noble gas electron configuration (known as octet rule) due to electrostatic attraction

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Single covalent bond

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When one pair of electrons is shared between two atoms

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Lewis formula

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Formula that shows all of the outer valence electrons for each atom in the molecule

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What happens to the bond length and bond strength when pairs of electrons increases?

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Generally, bond length decreases and bond strength increases as number of shared pairs of electrons increases

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7
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Coordinate covalent bond

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When both electrons are contributed from the same atom

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Octet rule

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Atoms bond together and share electrons to gain a full outer shell

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9
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Why don’t noble gases form compounds?

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They are already stable with a full outer shell.

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10
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Most electronegative atom

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Flourine

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Atoms lower in the periodic table… (octet rule)

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Can defy the octet rule

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Electronegativity

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The relative attraction that an atom has for a shared pair of elections when covalently bonded.

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13
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What is electronegativity measured in?

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Pauling scale

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14
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Electronegativity trends…

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Increase across a period and up a group so N, O, F are most electronegative

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15
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A covalent bond between two atoms of the same element will be

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Non-polar as bonding is shared equally

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16
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A covalent bond between two atoms of different elements will be

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Polar as bonds will be attracted to each other

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17
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What happens if the difference between electronegativity is greater than about 1.8?

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The bonding pair of electrons moves completely towards the more electronegative atom and bonding becomes ionic.

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18
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Electron affinity

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The amount of energy released when an electron attaches to a neutral atom or molecule in the gaseous state to form an anion.

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19
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Bond polarity

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The distribution of electric charge across a chemical bond between two atoms.

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20
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Molecular polarity

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A molecule (or polyatomic ion) is polar when one side of the molecule is more positive (or more negative) than the other

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21
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Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion

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States that pairs of electrons are arranged around the central atom i a simple molecule or ion so that they are mutually repulsive

22
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What does the VSEPR theory apply to?

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Strictly speaking only electron domains but for most purposes, electron pairs

23
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All electrons in a multiple bond must…

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Point in the same direction

24
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What is the order of repulsion?

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Non bonding : non bonding > non bonding : bonding > bonding : bonding

25
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To determine whether a molecule is polar or non polar, consider …

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Both the electronegativities of the bonded atoms and the shape of the molecule

26
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Molecules are polar when

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Their bond dipoles do not cancel out, bent shape

27
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Bond dipole

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The partial charges on atoms in a covalent bond due to the difference in the density of the electron cloud of the shared bond.

28
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Molecules are non polar when

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Their bond dipoles cancel out, when dipoles are equal, linear shape

29
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Covalent network structure

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Lattice of atoms that are covalently bonded together

30
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Covalent molecules b/m points

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Are very high

31
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Covalent molecules conductivity

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Poor conductors as all electrons are localised and so cannot carry charge

32
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Allotropes chemical and physical properties

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Are different as they have different bonding and structural properties

33
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Diamond

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Bonded tetrahedrally to four other carbon atoms, is hardest natural substance

34
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Graphite

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Allotrope of carbon, trigonal planar bonding to three other carbons and so layers held together by weak bonds. Delocalised electrons so good conductor of electricity.

35
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Buckminsterfullerence

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60 carbon atoms, arranged in rings to form a sphere

36
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Silicon/silicon dioxide

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Allotrope of carbon, tetrahedral bonding so no free electrons, hard, high melting point and can’t conduct.

37
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Van der Waal’s forces of attraction

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General term that covers all weak forces of attraction between molecules

38
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London dispersion forces

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Exist between all particles, thought to occur due to the formation of temporary instantaneous dipoles caused by uneven spread of electrons

39
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What are london dispersion forces responsible for?

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Attractive forces between non-polar moleculars and although they are weak, they increase with increasing mass

40
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What is the only force of attraction between non-polar molecules?

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London dispersion force

41
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Why do molecules with only london dispersion forces have low boiling/melting points?

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Only a small amount of energy is required to overcome the london dispersion forces and seperate the molecules.

42
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Dipole-dipole forces of attraction

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Polar molecules attracted to other polar molecules by electrostatic attractions

43
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Dipole

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When electrons are shared unequally between atoms in the same molecule due to a high difference in the electronegativity which causes a separation of charges

44
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Hydrogen bonding

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When a molecule containing hydrogen bonds directly to one of the three most electronegative atoms (F, N, O)

45
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What is the order of strength of van der waal’s forces?

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London dispersion < dipole-diole < hydrogen bonding < covalent < ionic

46
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The stronger the attractive forces,

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The less volatile the molecule and the higher the boiling point

47
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What happens to solubility as the polarity of a molecule increases?

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It increases as attraction to the polar water molecules also increases.

48
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Why are covalent molecules poor conductors of electricity?

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Their electrons are localised.

49
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How can a coordinate covalent bond be shown?

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An arrow instead of a line

50
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Electron deficient

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Atoms that can form stable covalent compounds with an incomplete octet

51
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How do you know if a covalent bond is polar/nonpolar?

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Electronegativity difference of 0-0.4=non polar, 0.4-1.7=polar, 1.8+=ionic

A HL Chemistry 2024/2025 (9 decks)

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