Chapter 6 Flashcards
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Ionic bonding
Chemical bonding that results from the electrical attraction between large numbers of cations and anions
Chemical bonding
A mutual electrical attraction between the nuclei and the valence electrons of different atoms that binds the atoms together
Covalent bonding
Results from the sharing of electron pairs between two atoms
Nonpolar Covalent bond
A covalent bond in which the bonding electrons are shared equally by the bonded atoms, resulting in a balanced distribution of electrical charge
Polar Covalent bond
Is a covalent bond in which the bonded atoms have an unequal attraction for the shared electrons
Polar
Meaning that they have in uneven distribution of charge
Electronegativity
The ability to attract an electron
Molecule
Is a neutral group of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds
Molecular compound
A chemical compound whose simplest units are molecules
Chemical formula
Indicates the relative numbers of atoms of each kind in a chemical compound by using atomic symbols and numerical subscripts
Molecular formula
Shows the types and numbers of atoms combined in a single molecule of a molecular compound
Diatomic molecule
Is a molecule containing only two atoms
Bond length
The distance between two bonded atoms at the minimum potential energy, that is, the average distance between two bonded atoms
Bond energy
Is the energy required to break a chemical bond and form a neutral isolated atoms
Octet rule
Chemical compounds tend to form so that each atom, by gaining, losing, or sharing electrons, has an octet of electrons in its highest occupied energy level
Lone pair
Is a pair of electrons that is not involved in bonding and that belongs exclusively to atom
Lewis structures
Formulas in which atomic symbols represent nuclei and inner-shells electrons, dot-pairs or dashes between two atomic symbols represent electron pairs in covalent bonds and dots adjacent to only one atomic symbol represent unshared electrons
Structural formula
Indicates the kind, number, arrangement, and bonds but not the unshared pairs of the atoms in a molecule
Single bond or single covalent bond
Is a covalent bond produced by the sharing of one pair of electrons between two atoms
Electron–dot notation
Is an electron–configuration notation in which only the valence electrons of an atom of a particular element are shown, indicated by dots placed around the element’s symbol
Double bond
Is a covalent bond produced by the sharing of two pairs of electrons between two atoms
Triple bond
Is a covalent bond produced by the sharing of three pairs of electrons between two atoms
Multiple bonds
Double and triple bonds are referred to as multiple bonds
Resonance
Refers to bonding in molecules or ions that cannot be correct represented by a single Lewis structure