Unit 4. Chemical bonds Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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What are the three types of chemical bonding
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Ionic bonding
Covalent bonding
Metallic bonding
2
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How do you represent ionic bonding
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Dot and cross diagrams
3
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What is ionic bonding and its properties
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Ionic bonding is the transfer of ions from a non metal to a metal and metal to non metal.
Properties:
High melting point
Conductivity
Solubility
4
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What is a giant ionic lattice
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A structure formed by ionic compounds consisting of regular arrangement of altering positive and negative ions in which they are tightly compacted together.
5
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What is covalent bonding
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Non-metal atoms can share electrons with other non metals to have a full outer shell
6
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Properties of covalent bonds
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Lower melting points
No conductivity
Soluble
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