Flashcards in chemistry chapter 3 Deck (22):
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molecules
atoms of many elements that can combine to form this
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chemical bonds
strong attractive forces that hold together atoms in most molecules
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octet rule
which states that an atom tends to bond with other atoms until it has eight electrons in its outermost shell, thereby forming a stable electron configuration similar to that of the group VIII (noble gas) elements
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ionic bonding
an electron(s) from an atom with a smaller ionization energy is transferred to an atom with a greater electron affinity, and the resulting ions are held together by electrostatic forces
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covalent bonding
an electron pair is shared between two atoms
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polar covalent bonds
the bond is partially covalent and partially ionic
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cation
the atom that loses electrons becomes a positively charged ion
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anion
the atom that gains electrons becomes a negatively charged ion
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ionic compounds
have high melting and boiling points due to the strong electrostatic forces between the ions, can conduct electricity in the liquid and aqueous states
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bond order
the number of shared electron pairs between two atoms
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bond length
is the average distance between the two nuclei of the atoms involved in the bond
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bond energy
is the energy required to separate two bonded atoms
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bonding electrons
the shared valence electrons of a covalent bond
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nonbonding electrons
the valence electrons not involved in the covalent bond
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lone electron pairs
the unshared electron pairs
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Lewis structure
is used to represent the bonding and nonbonding electrons in a molecule, facilitating chemical "bookkeeping"
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polar covalent bond
occurs between atoms with small differences in electronegativity, generally in the range of 0.4 to 1.7 Pauling units
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nonpolar covalent bond
occurs between atoms that have the same electronegativities. The bonding pair is shared equally, with no separation of charge across the bond
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coordinate covalent bond
the shared electron pair comes from the lone pair of one of the atoms in the molecule
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lewis acid
is a compound that can accept an electron pair to form a covalent bond
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lewis base
is a compound that can donate an electron pair to form a covalent bond
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