Chemical Bonding and Structure (1/?)

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  • Chemical Bonding and Structure
    • Ionic Bonding and Structure
      • Bonding
        • Electrons transferred from one atom to another to form ions
          • Total number of electrons still the same
          • Positive ions are metallic elements, and negative ions are non-metallic
        • Between a metal and non metal
        • Number of electrons lost is determined by the electron configuration
          • aim for noble gas configuration
      • Ionic Crystals
        • electrostatic attraction between ions
        • No individual bonds, bonding extends uniformly throughout in all directions
      • Physical Porperties
        • High melting / boiling point
          • solid at room temp.
          • strong electrostatic attraction
          • lattices with higher ionic charges have higher melting point as electrostatic attraction is stronger
        • Low Volatility
          • strong electrostatic attraction
        • do not conduct in a solid but can in a liquid
    • Covalent Bonding
      • Single Covalent Bonds
        • Electrons are shared
          • Electrostatic attraction between nuclei and shared electrons
          • Achieve a full outer shell
        • Lewis Structure can be drawn to show electrons and bonds
        • As atoms get bigger bond is weaker
          • electron pair and nuclei are further away
      • Polarity
        • Atoms do not attract the electron pair equally
          • depends on electronegativity
            • noble gases do not have electronegativity values and do not form compounds
            • non-metals have a higher electronegativity than metals
            • Small electronegativities = covalent. Large electronegativities = ionic
          • Unsymmetrical distribution of electron density
        • - shows negative end and   + positive end
      • Multiple Covalent Bonds
        • The more electrons shared the stronger and shorter the bond
          • Attraction between nuclei and electrons is stronger
    • Covalent Structures
      • The Octet Rule
        • Not always the goal when forming a covalent bond
        • Elements in period 3 and beyond can expand the octet
      • Coordinate Covalent Bonds
        • Same qualities as normal bond
        • Shown using an arrow
      • Lewis Structures
        • electron shown as dots and crosses, electron pairs shown as lines
        • Most electronegative elements are the outer atoms
          • except when hydrogen is present
        • Molecules drawn within a bracket with charges in the top right outside
      • Resonance Structures
        • Bond have equal length
          • Actual structure is a hybrid
      • Shapes of Molecules
        • Use VSEPR theory
          • Depends on electron domains in the outer shell
            • lone pairs and bonded pairs
            • 2 = linear; 3 = trigonal planar; 4 = tetrahedral
          • First draw Lewis structure, then count electron domains and consider lone pairs
            • Remember 3D
              • Block triangles go out of the plane
              • Shaded triangles go into the plane
          • in molecules with more than 1 central atom, central atoms considered separately
  • Soluble in water
    • water is polar and there are ion-dipole attractions
    • Physical Porperties
      • High melting / boiling point
        • solid at room temp.
        • strong electrostatic attraction
        • lattices with higher ionic charges have higher melting point as electrostatic attraction is stronger
      • Low Volatility
        • strong electrostatic attraction
      • do not conduct in a solid but can in a liquid

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