Acid-base Reactions

Lewis Acid

Accepts electrons

Lewis Base

Donates electrons

Hydrophilic

A water loving species

Bronsted-Lowry Acid

Proton donator

Bronsted-Lowry Base

Proton acceptor

Electronegativity

The ability of an atom to attract the shared electrons in a covalent bond

Hydrophobic

Water hating/fearing species

Nonpolar Covalent Bonds

Bond between atoms differing in electronegativity <0.5

Polar Covalent Bonds

Bond between atoms differing in electronegativity by 0.5 - 2

Ionic Bond

Bond differing in electronegativity by >2

Formula for formal charge (FC)

FC = valence e^- - (# of bonds + # of free e^-)

Define Resonance

Multiple ways of drawing molecules

Define Resonance Hybrid

Shows that double bonds can be anywhere or moving

Lewis Acids dissociate into ____ when they donate protons.

ions

Lewis bases have ____ of electrons

lone pairs