More free electrons & protons an ion posseses
stronger the metal becomes
Why are metals good conductors?
free electrons
metallic bonds are
strong- lots of enery needed to break them
ionic bonds
transfer of electrons from a metal atom to a non metal atom
ions
charged particles formed by ionic bonding
covalent bonding
shared pair of electrons between non metals
group
electrons in outer shell
Giant ionic structure
A lattice of ions held together by strong electrostatic forces
strong electrostatic forces (ionic bonds)=
high melting + boiling points
Simple molecular structure
Consists of molecules in which the atoms are joined by strong covalent bonds.
forces holding simple molecular structure
weak intermolecular forces, leading to low melting and boiling point
Giant covalent structure
Contains a lot of non-metal atoms, each joined to adjacent atoms by covalent bonds
giant molecular structure melting and boiling point
very high- lots of covalent bonds must be broken
diamond appearance, uses and conductivity
-transparent/crystalline -glass cutting, drillbits -does not conduct electricity
diamond definition
A form of carbon with 4 covalent bonds to each carbon atom. Hard.
graphite appearence, uses and conductivity
-dark grey, opaque -pencils, lubricant -conducts electricity
graphite definition
a form of carbon in which the carbon atoms form layers, each atom joined to 3 other carbon atoms. layers slide due to lack of covalent bonds between them.
silica definition
similar structure to diamond, hard, high melting point, silicon and oxygen atoms present as opposed to carbon atoms
fullerenes definition
cages and tubes with different numbers of carbon atoms
buckminsterfullerene definiton and uses
-sperical molecules, 60 carbon atoms -used for drug delivery systems in the body, in lubricants and as catalysts
nanotubes definition and uses
-very small tube fullerene, diameter 10,000x less than a human hair -strong, low density -conduct electricity -proposed to be used in small electronic circuits
carbon nano tubes are made of
single layers from a graphite structure (graphene layers) rolled into tubes