STRUCTURE TYPES

Cards (44)

  • EXAMPLES OF MONATOMIC SUBSTANCES?
    Group 0 elements
  • EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE MOLECULAR ELEMENTS?
    H2, O2, N2, F2, Cl2, Br2, I2, S8, P4
  • EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE MOLECULAR COMPOUNDS?
    non-metals with non-metals
  • EXAMPLES OF GIANT COVALENT ELEMENTS?
    diamond, Si, graphite, graphene
  • EXAMPLES OF GIANT COVALENT COMPOUNDS?
    SiO2
  • EXAMPLES OF IONIC COMPOUNDS?
    metals with non-metals
  • EXAMPLES OF METALLIC ELEMENTS?
    metals
  • STRUCTURE OF MONATOMIC SUBSTANCES?
    individual atoms, very weak forces between atoms
  • STRUCTURE OF SIMPLE MOLECULAR SUBSTANCES?
    individual molecules, weak forces between molecules
  • HOW ARE THE ATOMS JOINED IN SIMPLE MOLECULAR SUBSTANCES?
    covalent bonds
  • STRUCTURE OF GIANT COVALENT SUBSTANCES?
    lattice structure, all atoms joined together in giant network by covalent bonds
  • STRUCTURE OF IONIC SUBSTANCES?
    lattice of positive and negative ions (held together by strong attraction/ electrostatic forces of attraction)
  • WHAT IS IONIC BONDING?
    an electrostatic attractive force
  • STRUCTURE OF METALLIC SUBSTANCES?
    lattice of metal atoms, outer shell electrons from each atom are delocalised (strong attraction between positive nucleus of atoms and cloud of negative delocalised electrons)
  • WHAT TYPE OF BONDING IS FOUND IN A MONATOMIC SUBSTANCE?
    not
  • WHAT TYPE OF BONDING IS FOUND IN A SIMPLE MOLECULAR SUBSTANCE?
    covalent
  • WHAT TYPE OF BONDING IS FOUND IN A GIANT COVALENT SUBSTANCE?
    covalent
  • WHAT TYPE OF BONDING IS FOUND IN AN IONIC SUBSTANCE?
    ionic
  • WHAT TYPE OF BONDING IS FOUND IN A METALLIC SUBSTANCE?
    metallic
  • WHAT ARE THE BOILING POINTS OF MONATOMIC SUBSTANCES?
    very low
  • WHAT ARE THE BOILING POINTS OF SIMPLE MOLECULAR SUBSTANCES?
    low
  • WHAT ARE THE BOILING POINTS OF GIANT COVALENT SUBSTANCES?
    very high
  • WHAT ARE THE BOILING POINTS OF IONIC SUBSTANCES?
    high
  • WHAT ARE THE BOILING POINTS OF METALLIC SUBSTANCES?
    high
  • WHY IS THE BOILING POINT OF MONATOMIC SUBSTANCES VERY LOW?
    very weak forces between atoms
  • WHY IS THE BOILING POINT OF SIMPLE MOLECULAR SUBSTANCES LOW?
    weak forces between molecules (strong covalent bonds do not break)
  • WHY IS THE BOILING POINT OF GIANT COVALENT SUBSTANCES VERY HIGH?
    need to break many strong covalent bonds
  • WHY IS THE BOILING POINT OF IONIC SUBSTANCES HIGH?
    strong electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions
  • WHY IS THE BOILING POINT OF METALLIC SUBSTANCES HIGH?
    strong electrostatic attraction between positive metal ions and delocalised negative electrons
  • CONDUCTIVITY OF MONATOMIC SUBSTANCES?
    not
  • CONDUCTIVITY OF SIMPLE MOLECULAR SUBSTANCES?
    not
  • CONDUCTIVITY OF GIANT COVALENT SUBSTANCES?
    not (except graphite)
  • CONDUCTIVITY OF IONIC SUBSTANCES?
    only when molten
  • CONDUCTIVITY OF METALLIC SUBSTANCES?
    highly conductive
  • WHY ARE MONATOMIC, SIMPLE MOLECULAR AND GIANT COVALENT SUBSTANCES NOT CONDUCTIVE?
    no free to move, charged particles (neutral atoms/ molecules or electrons are not delocalised)
  • WHY DOES GRAPHITE CONDUCT?
    delocalised electrons
  • WHY CAN IONIC SUBSTANCES CONDUCT WHEN MOLTEN?
    ions are free to move
  • WHY CAN METALLIC SUBSTANCES CONDUCT?
    outer shell electrons are delocalised
  • ARE MONATOMIC SUBSTANCES SOLUBLE?
    insoluble
  • ARE SIMPLE MOLECULAR SUBSTANCES SOLUBLE?
    usually insoluble