Bonding Flashcards
(61 cards)
Positive ions are also known as …
Cations
Negative ions are also known as …
Anions
Ionic bonding
When metals lose electrons to become positive and non-metals gain electrons to become negative and involves an attraction between oppositely charged ions
What charge does a metal have after ionic bonding?
Positive (ion)
What charge does a non metal have after ionic bonding?
Negative ( ion)
Ionic lattice
Ions make an alternating structure where each ion is surrounded by ions by the opposite charge
Ionic properties (4)
- crystalline
- high melting/boiling points
- conductivity
- brittle
What is conductivity due to?
Charged particles
What is high melting/ boiling points due to ?
Need a lot of energy to overcome the strong electrostatic attractions
Covalent bonding
A chemical bond of sharing electrons between 2 non-metals
Why do simple covalent molecules have low boiling/melting points ?
Have extremely weak intermolecular forces ( results to being gas or liquid at room temp) but strong covalent bonds
Why do melting/boiling points increase with size?
The bigger the molecules, stronger the forces
Why can’t simple covalent compounds conduct electricity?
No delocalised electrons within compounds
Silicon dioxide (4)
- large n.o of covalent bonds
- high meting/boiling points
- hard crystalline structure
- don’t conduct electricity
Polymers
Solid) (3
- intermolecular forces are strong (chains are large)
- don’t conduct electricity
- large molecules made of repeating units bonded together as long chains
Diamond
form of carbon) (4
- giant covalent structure with all carbon joined by covalent bonds in a giant lattice
- each carbon atom is covalently bonded to 4 other carbon atoms
- high melting/boiling
- hard ( arranged in rigid structure)
Graphite
form of carbon) (3
- giant covalent structure with all carbon joined by covalent bonds in a giant lattice
- soft (weak attraction between layers of atoms so layers aren’t bonded together causing the layers to slide over each other easily )
- conducts electricity ( contains delocalised electrons that move along layers and carry charge through graphite
Graphene (3)
- single layer of graphite
- extremely strong ( giant covalent structure)
- thermal and electrical conducted ( due to delocalised electrons))
Fullerenes
form of carbon) (4
- structure based in carbon atoms in hexagonal rings + hollow centre
- catalyst
- high melting/boiling points
- good conductivity
Carbon nanotubes (3)
- cylindrical fullerenes
- high thermal and electrical conductivity
- high melting/ boiling point
What do delocalised electrons do?
Free to move throughout the metallic structure and therefore carry electrical and thermal charge throughout compound
Examples of metallic properties (4)
- high melting/ boiling points
- solid at room temp ( except mercury )
- malleable
- conduct electricity and heat
What is an alloy?
Mixture of metals with a metal or another element
Layers in alloys (3)
- atoms are in various sizes so layer are interrupted
- layers can’t slide over each other
- alloys are stronger, harder, less malleable, less ductile