Chapter 3 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Except for Hydrogen, the elements to the left in the periodic table appear first.
KCl PCl₃ Fe₃O₄
Hydrogen appears last except when the other element is from Group 16 or 17.
LiH NH₃ C₂H₆ but H₂O₂ H₂S HBr
If both elements are from the same group, the one from the lower row appears first
SiC SO₂ BrF₃
Structural Formulas
Indicate how the atoms are connected together.
• atoms are held together by bonds, which are represented by lines in structural formulas.
Isomers
Isomers are molecules that have the same molecular formula, but different arrangement of atoms.
Ex. CH₃OCH₃ and CH₃CH₂OH
Bonds in structural formulas
• each line in a structural formula represents one pair of shared electrons
• single bond
1 line
1 shared pair of electrons
• Double bond
2 lines
2 shared pairs of electrons
•triple bond
3 lines
3 shared pairs of electrons
Which two models indicate molecular shape?
- ball-and-stick models
* space-filling models
Ball-and-Stick Model
- Balls represent atoms
- sticks represent chemical bonds
- balls are labeled by symbol or color to indicate the element
Space-Filling Model
- Atoms are shown as spheres representing electron clouds
* spheres merge to build up the molecules
Line Structures
Line structures are compact representations of structural formulas.
- useful for complicated molecules
- large organic molecules
- bio molecules
Guidelines for line structures
- C-H bonds are not shown
- Show all other bonds as lines
- Show each single bond as one line, each double bond as two lines and each triple bond as three lines.
- Label each atom except av and H with its elemental symbol.
- Label H atoms that are attached to any atom other than C.
- Do not label C atoms.
Naming molecular Binary Compounds
- The element that appears first keeps its elemental name.
- The second element begins with a root derived from its elemental name and ends with a suffix -ide.
- When a formula contains more than one atom of a given element, the name of the element usually contains a prefix that specifies the number of atoms present.
Binary Compounds of Hydrogen
- hydrogen compounds do not have systematic names.
- binary hydrogen compounds with elements from groups 1 or 2 are named with hydrogen as the second element.
Ex. LiH is lithium hydride, and CaH₂ is calcium hydride
• hydrogen is listed first in the formulas of the Group 16 and 17 compounds.
Ex. HF is hydrogen fluoride, and HBr is hydrogen bromide
Other unsystematic hydrogen compounds:
Water: H₂O
Hydrogen Peroxide: H₂O₂
Hydrogen Sulfide: H₂S
Carbon-Based Compounds
- carbon forms many binary compounds with hydrogen
- three main types of carbon-hydrogen (hydrocarbon) compounds
- alkanes- only single bonds between carbons
- alkenes- at least one double bond between carbons
- alkynes- at least one triple bond between carbons
Alkanes
Only single bonds between carbons
Alkenes
At least one double bond between carbons
Alkynes
At least one triple bond between carbons
Prefixes for naming carbon-based compounds
# of Carbons. Prefix 1 meth- 2 eth- 3 prop- 4 but- 5 pent- 6 hex- 7 hept- 8 oct-
Alcohols
Alcohols have at least one hydroxyl (-OH) functional group.
• the systematic name of an alcohol is obtained by adding the suffix -ol to the name of the Alkane with the same carbon framework.
Ex. CH₃OH
•carbon framework of methane
• called methanol
Ex. C₂H₅OH
• carbon framework of ethane
• called ethanol
Naming Carbon-Based Compounds with Functional Group Additions
- number the carbons from left to right
* use the number of the carbon to which the addition is attached to identify the location of the addition.
Ionic Compounds
Ionic compounds have both a positively-charged ion (cation) and a negatively-charged ion (anion).
•every stable sample of matter must be electrically neutral, so every ionic compound has an equal amount of positive and negative charges.
•Ex. NaCl
Na⁺ and Cl⁻
Referring to ionic compounds
- the atoms in ionic compounds are attracted with ionic bonds
- ionic compounds may NOT be referred to as a molecules because the atoms in molecules are connected with covalent bonds
- Ionic Compounds may be referred to as formula units.
Chemical formula
Indicate how many atoms of each element there are in a molecule.
Ex. Glucose C₆H₁₂O₆
6 Carbon atoms
12 hydrogen atoms
6 oxygen atoms
Common Polyatomic cations
NH₄⁺ Ammonium
H₃O⁺ Hydronium
Hg₂²⁺ Mercury (I)