Chapter 4 - Structure and Properties of Substances

Chapter 4.1: Chemical Bonding

  • Chemical bonds: electrostatic forces that hold atoms together in compounds lower-energy systems tend to have greater stability than higher-energy systems Bonded atoms are more stable
  • Lewis structures: atomic symbol in the middle with its outer valence electrons around
      * Lines: bonding pairs between atoms
      * Dots: lone pairs
  • Ionic bonding occurs with atoms of elements of large differences in electronegativity
      * s block metals paired with p block non-metals
        * Can be drawn with an orbital diagram or Lewis structures
      * Bonding allows atoms to obtain valence electron configuration of the closest Noble gas → octet rule is observed
  • Ionic solids have:
      * Crystalline with smooth, shiny surfaces
      * Hard and brittle
      * Non-conductors of electricity and heat
      * High melting points
  • Lattice energy: energy is given off when ionic crystal forms from the gaseous ions
      * The energy of the same amount is needed to break turn back to the gaseous ions
      * Adding energy decreases stability and processes that readily give off energy become stable
  • Covalent bonding: electron-sharing to acquire noble gas configuration
  • Bond energy: energy required to break the force of attraction between two atoms and to separate it
      * An increase of bonds means more bond energy
  • Covalent compounds:
      * Can be soft solids, liquids, or gas at room temperature
      * Low melting points and boiling points
      * Poor conductors of electricity
      * Not usually soluble in water (acetone is an exception)
  • Can use electronegativity difference to determine bonding type
  • Ionic bonds: described as “electron transfer”, “losing electrons”, “gaining electrons”
  • Polar covalent bond: covalent bond with unequal shared pair of electrons between atoms: ∆EN (change between electronegativities) between 0.4 and 1.7
  • Bonded atoms with ∆EN between 1.7 and 3.3 are mostly ionic
  • Metallic Bonding
      * Free-electron model: pictures metals as being composed of densely packed core of metallic cations with free roaming electrons
      * Metabolic bonding: force of attraction between positively charged cations and the pool of valence electrons that moves among them
      * Characteristics of metallic bonds:
        * Conductivity
        * Malleability and ductility
        * High melting and boiling points

Chapter 4.2: Molecular Shape and Polarity

  • How to draw a Lewis Structure:
      * Least electronegative center (hydrogen and fluoride located at the edge)
      * Determine the total number of valence electrons of each atom (pay attention to charges)
        * Determine the total number of valence electrons to achieve the noble gas configuration
        * If a negative 2 change then add the total number of valence electrons to the calculated valence electrons
        * Add when negative charge, subtract when a positive charge
      * Subtract the number of valence electrons from a number of electrons needed to satisfy the octet rule
        * Divide it by two to give the number of bonds
        * Double bonds are two bonds and triple bonds are three bonds
      * Subtract the number of shared electrons from a number of valence electrons to get lone pairs to draw around the central atom
  • Coordinate covalent bond: when a filled atomic orbital overlaps with an empty atomic orbital
  • Resonance structure: models that give the same relative position of atoms but show different places for their bonding and lone pairs
      * Do not exit in reality, instead exists as a hybrid
  • Expanded valence energy level: when a central atom has more than eight electrons in the valence energy level of the central atom
  • Lewis models do not communicate about the molecule’s shape, you need 3D models for that
  • Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion: bonding pairs and lone, non-bonding pairs of electrons in the valence level of an atom repel one another
      * LP-LP > LP-BP> BP-BP
        * LP (lone pair)
        * BP (bond pair)
        * Repulsion greatest in lone pair repulsions
  • When all the electron groups are bonding pairs, a molecule will have one of the five geometrical arrangementsIf one or more of the electron groups include a lone pair of electronsvariations in one of the five geometric arrangements result.
      * Linear: (2 BP)
      * Trigonal planar: (3BP) or (2 BP, 1 LP)
      * Tetrahedral: (4 BP) or (3 BP, 1LP) or (2 BP, 2 LP)
      * Trigonal bipyramidal: (5 BP) or (4 BP, 1LP) or (3 BP, 2 LP) or (2 BP, 3 LP)
      * Octahedral: (6 BP) or (5 BP, 1LP) or (4 BP, 2LP)
  • How to find the molecular shape
      * Determine Lewis structure
      * Find the number of electrons around the central atom
      * Determine which five geometrical arrangement
      * Determine using positions of bonding pairs and lone pairs
  • Dipole: charge separation for the entire molecule

Chapter 4.3: Intermolecular Forces in Liquids and Solids

  • Intramolecular forces: forces exerted within a molecule or polyatomic ion
  • Intermolecular forces: forces that influence physical properties of substances; forces of attraction and repulsion that act between molecules
  • Dipole-dipole forces: attractions between opposite charges
      * Ex. Positive and negative
  • Ion-dipole forces: the force of attraction between ion and polar molecule
      * Ex. Positive ion attracts with the negative end of the water
  • Induced Intermolecular forces:
      * Ion-induced dipole forces: ion in close proximity to a nonpolar molecule that distorts electron density of non-polar molecule making it polarized
        * Ex. Nonpolar O2 with Fe2+
      * Dipole-induced dipole force: similar to an ion-induced dipole force, a polar molecule distorts the electron density of a nonpolar molecule making it polarized
  • Dispersion (London) force: the force of attraction between nonpolar molecules larger number of electrons cause an uneven distribution of charge large shape of the molecule are stronger and results in increased boiling point
  • Hydrogen Bonding: a strong form of dipole-dipole attraction that exists between a hydrogen atom in a polar-bonded molecule that contains bonds such as O, N, F. There are also unshared pairs of electrons from these electronegative atoms
      * Water pack in a specific way where the solid-state is less dense than the liquid state
      * Soluble for other polar covalent compounds such as alcohols
  • Crystalline solids: organized particle arrangements of solids
      * Ex. Amethyst, garnet
        * Bonding and properties of Crystalline Solids:
          * Atomic solids: made up of individual atoms held by dispersion forces
          * Molecular solids: molecules held by dispersion forces, dipole-dipole forces, or hydrogen bonding
          * Network solids: continuous two or three-dimensional arrays
          * Carbon-based network solids:
            * Allotropes: different crystalline or molecular forms of the same element that differ in physical and chemical properties
  • Amorphous solids: indistinct shapes because particle arrangements lack order
      * Ex. glass rubber
  • Ionic Crystals: array of ions, arranged at regular positions in a crystal lattice
  • The crystal lattice is made up of identical repeating unit cells which gives the crystal its unique shape

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