Bonding Flashcards
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What is ionic bonding?
The force of attraction between two oppositely charged ions
Metals loose electrons to form..?
Non- metals gain electrons to form?
- positive ions (cations)
- negative ions (anions)
Explain ionic bonding in sodium chloride?
Sodium transfers an electron to chlorine. Sodium becomes a 1+ ion. Chlorine gain an electron forming a 1- ion. There is an attraction between Na+ and Cl- ions as one sodium atom can only satisfy one chlorine atom this is called the ionic bond
What is the overall charge of an ionic compound?
No overall charge because the positive and negative ions balance each other out
Explain why ionic compounds are solids at room temperature/ have high melting and boiling points?
- strong electrostatic force of attraction between oppositely charged ions
- a lot of energy is needed to overcome these strong forces
- so at room temperature all ionic compounds are solids with high melting and boiling points
The electrostatic forces increase in strength as ..?
- the charge on the ion increases
- the size of the ion decreases
Why is the melting point of CaF2 is higher than CaCl2?
- fluoride ion is smaller than chloride ion
- so there is a greater force of attraction between the calcium ion and the fluoride ion so more energy is needed to overcome these forces between the ions
What is a crystal?
A solid with a regular shape which contains particles organised in a regular structure
Ionic bonds in solids form..?
Giant ionic lattice
How are ions arranged in a giant ionic lattice?
in a regular repeating pattern
Describe the giant ionic lattice of sodium chloride crystal?
Draw the sodium chloride structures/ diagrams
- each ions is surrounded by 6 of the oppositely charged ions to form a face- cantered cubic crystal structure
- coordination number = 6
- the chloride ions is much larger than the sodium ion the sodium ion fits into the spaces between the chloride ions.
the type of ionic lattice formed by an ionic compound depends on what..?
the relative sizes of the ions present
What does Caesium chloride crystal form?
forms a body-centered cubic crystal instead of a face centered cubic crystal
What are the properties of ionic crystals?
- high melting points because of many strong ionic bonds
- hard and brittle
- soluble in water
- do not conduct electricity - no free ions
- when melted can conduct
Why can ionic crystals only conduct electricity when molten?
when an ionic compound is molten or dissolved, the ions are free to move and carry current throughout the structure but a solid has no free ions.
What is covalent bonding?
How is it formed?
- Involved the sharing of a pair of electrons between 2 atoms
- two atomic orbitals overlap
What determines the strength of a covalent bond?
The amount of overlap of the atomic orbitals
greater overlap = stronger bond
What are lone pairs?
Non-bonded pairs of electrons in a compound
How many electrons does phosphorus have in its outer shell?
How many electrons does aluminium have in its outer shell?
- 10
- 6
What are multiple bonds?
Sometimes atoms can share 4 electrons to form double covalent bond or 6 electrons to form a triple covalent bond e.g nitrogen co2
What is coordinate bonding/ dative covalency?
In order for coordination bonding to occur what must we have?
Show the formation of NH4+ and NH3BF3
Coordinate and dative covalent bonds are formed when one atom contributes both of its electrons needed for the covalent bond
One atom must have a lone pair and one atom must have a vacant orbital
why do the arrows show in the Co-ordinate/ dative covalent bond?
shows the origin of the lone pair of electrons
Two types of covalent structures?
Simple molecular and giant macromolecular
Properties of simple covalent compounds?
Strong covalent bonds within the molecules but weak forces of attraction - little energy required
- low melting and boiling points
- gases or volatile liquids at room temp
- do not conduct electricity - no free ions or electrons