^^ionic bonds^^: metals + nonmetals. Electrons of the metal donate to the non mental. These compounds have a high melting and boiling point
^^Metallic bonds^^: metal + metal, structured by delocalized electrons
^^Covalent (molecular) bonds^^: nonmetal + nonmetals. The atoms share electrons in order to achieve an octet. They have low in temperature melting points and boiling points.
The Octet Rule: electron sharing usually occurs so that the atoms attain the electron configurations of noble gases (each having eight valence electrons)
Covalent Bond: joins two atoms together that are sharing a pair of electrons
Lone Pair: a pair of valence electrons that is not shared between atoms. Also called an unshared pair or a non bonding pair.
Atoms form double or triple covalent bonds if they can attain a noble gas structure by sharing two pairs or three pairs of electrons
Double covalent bond: a bond that involves two shared pairs of electrons
Triple covalent bond: a bond formed by sharing three pairs of electrons
some molecular compounds’ Lewis Dot Structures can be drawn different ways. This is called a Resonance Structure and is typically indicated by a double bond or triple bond in which their locations can be switched.
Example:
^^Coordinate Covalent bond^^: a covalent bond in which one atom contributes both bonding electrons
^^Bond dissociation energy:^^ The energy required to break the bond between two covalently bonded atoms. A large bond dissociation energy corresponds to a strong covalent bond.
the octet rule cannot be satisfied in molecules whose total number of valence electrons is an odd number. There are also molecules in which an atom has fewer, or more, than a complete octet of valence electrons.
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) has an odd number of valence electrons and therefore does not satisfy the octet rule
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Boron Trifluoride (BF3) can be written so that boron only has 6 valence electrons
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Phosphorus pentachloride (PCl5) can be written so that phosphorus has ten valence electrons
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Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) can be written so that sulfur has ten valence electrons.
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Iodine heptafloride (IF7) can be written so that sulfur has twelve valence electrons.
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The structures that possess more than an octet are able to due this due to an expansion to the d-sub shell.
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According to the VSEPR theory, the repulsion between electron pairs causes molecular shapes to adjust so that the valence-electron pairs stay as far apart as possible. It is the theory that explains why the molecules form three-dimensional shapes.
Tetrahedral | 109.5 degrees | ![]() |
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Trigonal Pyramidal | 107 degrees | ![]() |
Trigonal Planar | 120 degrees | ![]() |
Bent or Angular | 104.5 degrees | ![]() |
Linear | 180 degrees | ![]() |
^^The more electronegative atom attracts more strongly and gains a slightly negative charge. The less electronegative atom has a slightly positive charge.^^
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Electronegativity difference range | Most probable type of bond |
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0.0-0.4 | Nonpolar covalent |
0.4-1.0 | Moderately polar covalent |
1.0-2.0 | Very polar covalent |
2.0 and on | Ionic bond |
molecular orbitals: orbitals that apply to the entire molecule when two atoms combine and their orbitals overlap
Bonding orbital: a molecular orbital that can be occupied by two electrons of a covalent bond
Sigma bonds: formed when two atomic orbitals combine to form a molecular orbital that is symmetrical around the axis and connects two atomic nuclei. The first bond formed
Pi bonds: the second bond area formed in a double bond. The two are pretty much perpendicular to each other
^^inter^^: between.
^^Intra^^: within
^^Intermolecular forces (IMF)^^: weaker than either ionic or covalent bonds but are responsible for determining the state of matter a molecular compound is at a given temperature and a molecule’s melting point and boiling point.
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