advanced information paper 1 Flashcards
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what are the properties of ionic compounds?
they all have high melting and boiling points due to the many strong bonds between the ions.
When they’re solid, the ions are held in place, so the compounds can’t conduct electricity, however when they melt the ions are free to move and they’ll carry electric current.
some ionic compounds dissolve in water. The ions separate and are all free to move in the solution, so they’ll carry electric current
what makes covalent bonds very strong?
the positively charged nuclei of the bonded atoms are attracted to the shared pair of electrons by electrostatic forces
what are the properties of simple molecular structures?
- held together with strong covalent bonds
- weak intermolecular forces
- low melting and boiling point - most molecular substances are gases or liquids at room temperature
- don’t conduct electricity
as molecules get bigger, does the strength of the intermolecular forces increase or decrease? Do the melting and boiling points increase or decrease?
increase, increase
what are three structures that have covalent bonds?
simple molecular substances, polymers and giant covalent substances
what are polymers?
long chains of repeating units
what do you do instead of drawing out a whole long polymer molecule, which can contain thousands or even millions of atoms?
you can draw the shortest repeating section (repeating unit)
how do you find the molecular formula of a polymer?
write down the formula of the repeating unit in brackets and put an ‘n’ outside
are the intermolecular forces between polymer molecules smaller or larger than between simple molecular substances?
larger
what state are most polymers at room temperature?
solid
are the intermolecular forces between polymer molecules stronger or weaker than ionic and covalent bonds?
weaker
are giant covalent structures macromolecules or micromolecules?
macromolecules
what are some properties of giant covalent structures?
- very high melting and boiling points as a lot of energy is needed to break the strong covalent bonds
- they don’t contain charged particles so they don’t conduct electricity, even when molten (with some exceptions)
what are three examples of giant covalent structures?
Diamond, graphite and silicon dioxide
describe the structure of diamond
each carbon atom forms 4 covalent bonds in a very rigid giant covalent structure
describe the structure of graphite
each carbon atom forms 3 covalent bonds to create layers of hexagons. Each carbon atom also has one delocalised electron
what does silicon dioxide (sometimes called silica) make up?
sand. Each grain of sand is one giant structure of silicon and oxygen.
name 4 allotropes of carbon
diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenes
are there covalent bonds between the layers of graphite? What does this mean?
there are no covalent bonds between the layers of carbon, which means that they’re only held together weakly so they’re free to move over each other. This makes graphite soft and slippery, so it’s ideal as a lubricating material
can graphite conduct heat and electricity? why?
graphite can conduct heat and electricity because each carbon atom only makes three bonds, which leaves one delocalised electron for each carbon atom. These are free to move throughout the structure and so can conduct heat and electricity.
what is graphene?
one layer of graphite
what are the properties of graphene?
- the network of covalent bonds makes it very strong
- it’s light, so it can be added to composite materials to improve their strength without adding too much weight
- it contains delocalised electrons which means it can conduct electricity
what are the properties of nanotubes?
- can conduct both electricity and thermal energy
- have a high tensile strength (don’t break when they are stretched)
- nanotubes can be used in electronics or to strengthen materials without adding much weight, such as in tennis racket frames
what is responsible for producing all the properties of metals?
the delocalised electrons