Chemical Bonding Flashcards

1
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What is ionic bonding?

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Ionic bonding involves an attraction between oppositely charged ions.

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2
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Where are ionic bonds found?

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Found in compounds made from metal and non-metals.

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3
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What is covalent bonding?

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Covalent bonding involves 2 atoms sharing one or more pairs of electrons.

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4
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Where are covalent bonds found?

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Found in most non-metal elements and in compounds of non-metals.

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5
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What is metallic bonding?

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Metallic bonding involves an attraction between positively charged ions and negatively charged delocalised electrons.

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6
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Where are metallic bonds found?

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Found in metals and alloys (mixtures of metals and other substances).

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7
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How many types of chemical bond are there and name these:

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3: Covalent, metallic and ionic.

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8
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Which type of bonding happens in most non-metal elements?

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Covalent.

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9
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What are ions?

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Ion are charged particles. They are created when an atom or molecule gains or loses electrons.

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How are ions created?

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Gaining electrons creates a negatively charged ion; losing electrons creates a positively charged ion.

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11
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How are positive ions created?

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Usually created when an atom or molecule loses electrons.

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12
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What can positive ions also be called?

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Cations.

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13
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The metals in group 1 and 2 can easily lose..

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…electrons to become positively charged ions.

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14
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How are negative ions created?

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When an atom or molecule gains electrons.

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15
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What are negative ions also called?

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Anions.

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16
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The non-metals in group 7 are most likely to…

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…gain electrons to fill up their electrons shell and become negatively charged.

17
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Ions can be:

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Single elements (eg F-) 
A group of element with an overall charge (eg SO42-)
18
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How does the nucleus of an atom change when it gains electrons?

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It doesn’t.

19
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Positive ions are usually made when an atom or molecule…

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loses electrons.

20
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What happens when atoms form ions?

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They try to fill up or empty their outer electron shell.

21
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How do group 1 metals form ions?

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Always lose 1 electron to form positive ions with a charge of +1.

22
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How do group 2 metals form ions?

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Always lose 2 electrons to form doubly positive ions.

23
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How do non-metals form ions (groups 6 and 7)?

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Always gain electrons to form (become) negative ions.

24
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How do noble gases (group 0) form ions?

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Already have a full outer shell so are unreactive and don’t normally form ionic bonds with other elements.

25
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Materials with ionic bonds usually…

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Only conduct electricity when molten/dissolved.

Have high melting points.

26
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Sodium is in group 1 and oxygen is in group 6. In the dot-and-cross diagram for sodium oxide, how many sodium ions would there be?

A

2.

27
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Through which diagram can we show the transfer of electrons and ions formed?

A

Dot and cross diagrams.

28
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What is an ionic compound?

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When millions of metal atoms transfer their outer electrons to millions of non-metal atoms at the same time, resulting in oppositely charged ions held together in ionic lattices.

29
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What is an ionic lattice?

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Giant structures that are held together by strong electrostatic forces between oppositely charged ions.

30
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What are electrostatic forces?

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Called ionic bonds that extend in all directions within the lattice.

31
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What does an empirical formulae help us to do?

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Helps us to work out the proportion of each ion in a compound and is the simplest ratio of ions possible of an ionic compound.

32
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What is the empirical formulae of Ca2+ and F- ions?

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In order for the charges to balance out and for the overall formula to be neutral, there must be 2 F- ions for each Ca2+ ion.
The empirical formula is CaF2.

33
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Facts about ionic lattices…

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Giant structures.
Held together by electrostatic forces.
Contain negatively charged non-metal ions.
Contain positively charged metal ions.

34
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Why are Covalent bonds strong?

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Because the shared electrons are attracted to the nucleus of both atoms.

35
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Covalently bonded substance can be:

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Small molecules (water) 
Large molecules (such as polyester and silk) 
Giant covalent structures (diamond)
36
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Describe the structure of an metal:

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Giant structures of regularly arranged electrons. A regular lattice of cations in a ‘sea’ of delocalised electrons.

37
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What are delocalised electrons?

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Not bound to an atom and are free to move around the lattice.

38
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Why does delocalisation happen?

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Metal atoms have a smaller amount of electrons in their outer shells.