3.1.3 Bonding Flashcards
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Ionic bonding definition
he electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions
Properties of ionically bonded compounds
Solid at room temp
Giant structures
High melting points - the energy must break the ionic bonds in the lattice
Conduct electricity when molten or dissolved un water as they are free to carry current
Brittle
Covalent bonding definition
Electrostatic forces of attraction between the shared electrons and the positive nuclei of the other atom
Ionic bonding affected by
AR
Nuclear charges
Co ordinate / dative bond
One atom provides both electrons in the covalent bond
Have exactly the same strength and length as ordinary covalent bonds between same pair of atoms
Metallic bonding definition
Outer main levels of the atom merge causing delocalisation
The electrostatic forces of attraction between the positive metal ions i and the sea of delocalised electrons
Properties of metals
Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity
Good conductors of heat - as energy spread by increasingly vigorous vibrations of the closely packed ions
Strong
Malleable
Ductile - still in the exact same environment
High melting point
What is strength of metals determined by
Charge of the ion - the greater the charge of the ion the greater the number of delocalised electrons = stronger the electrostatic forces of attraction
Size of the ion - smaller the ion the closer the electrons are to the positive nucleus and the stronger the bond
The number of delocalised electrons - stronger the bond
Melting point of a metal affected by
Amount of delocalised electrons
The charge of the nucleus
ionic compounds structure - effected by
Effected by the size or charge of the ion
Types of lattice formed - depends on the size fo the pos and neg ions which are arranged in alternate fashion
Linear
2bp
0lp
180 degrees
Trigonal planar
3bp
0lp
120 degrees
Tetrahedral
4bp
0lp
109.5 degrees
Trigonal pyramidal
3bp
1lp
107 degrees
Bent
2bp
2lp
104.5 degrees
Trigonal bipyramidal
5bp
0lp
120 and 90 degrees
Octahedral
6bp
0lp
90 degrees
How to explain shape
State number of bonding pair and lone pair electrons
State that electron pairs repel and try to get as far as possible
No lp then state that electron pairs repel equally - lp repel more than bonding pairs
State the shape and bond angle
Lp effect on bond angle
Reduce the bond angle by 2.5
Electronegativity
The power of an atom to attract the bonding pair of electrons in a covalent bond towards itself
Electron density
Describes the distribution of neg charge in a molecules
What does electronegativity depend on
Nuclear charge
Distance between the nucleus and the outer shell electrons
The shielding of the nuclear charge by electrons in inner shells
Trends in electronegativity
Down the group = decreases - more shielding
Across a period = increases - nuclear charge increases - smaller atom
Polarity of covalent bonds
Unequal sharing of electrons between atoms that are covalently bonded together
Affected by electronegativity - more electronegative attract the electrons towards itself in a double bond
Greater difference in electronegativity = more polar
really polar= some level of ionic character
Small difference = purely covalent