topic 4/14- bonding and structure Flashcards
describe how positively charged ions form
metals lose valence electrons to form cations
describe how negatively charged ions form
non metals gain valence electrons to form anion
define an ionic bond
the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
state the formula and relative charge of ammonium
NH₄⁺
state the formula and relative charge of hydroxide
OH¯
state the formula and relative charge of nitrate
NO3-
state the formula and relative charge of hydrogencarbonate
HCO3-
state the formula and relative charge of carbonate
CO₃²⁻
state the formula and relative charge of sulfate
SO₄²-
state the formula and relative charge of phosphate
PO₄³⁻
describe ionic compounds under normal conditions
solids with lattice structures
describe the physical properties of ionic compounds:
- melting/boiling point
- volatility
- electrical conductivity
- solubility
- high melting/boiling points
- low volatility
- do not conduct when solid, but conduct when molten or aqueous
- soluble
explain the high melting/boiling points of ionic compounds
- strong EFOA between oppositely charged ions
- lot of energy required to overcome them
does magnesium oxide or sodium chloride have a higher melting point? why?
magnesium oxide; the EFOA between the 2+ and 2- ions in MgO are much stronger than those between the 1+ and 1- ions in NaCl
explain the low volatility of ionic compounds
the strong EFOA between oppositely charged ions take a lot of energy to overcome
explain the electrical conductivity of ionic compounds
- in a solid state, the ions are in fixed positions (ionic lattice) and cannot move.
- when aqueous or molten, the ions are able to move as the lattice is broken down
describe what happens to the ions in an ionic compound when it dissolves
- bonds/attraction between the solid particles are broken
- new bonds form between sps and water molecules
- water molecules surround sps
- due to sliding movement of water molecules, sps move through liquid until evenly distributed
why are some substances soluble and others insoluble?
there is an energy cost and an energy gain which determines whether a process occurs without an input of energy
a substance will be soluble if the energy gain is —– than the energy cost.
greater than
state the two sources of energy cost in dissolving
- breaking hydrogen bonds in water/solvent
- breaking bonds between solute particles
state the two sources of energy gain in dissolving
- formation of bonds between solute and solvent
- increasing entropy
explain the solubility of ionic compounds in polar solvents like water
energy released when ions surrounded by H2O molecules (ion-dipole interactions) > energy required to break ionic lattice
explain the insolubility of ionic compounds in non polar solvents
energy required to break apart ionic lattice > energy released when non-polar solvent forms interactions with the ions (London forces)
define a covalent bond
the electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and two positively charged nuclei