Bonding, Structure, and The Properties of Matter

• Compounds


  Substances in which 2 or more elements are chemically combined
• Types of strong chemical bonds

  • Ionic
  • Covalent
  • Metallic
• Ionic bonding


  • Particles are oppositely charged ions
  • Occurs in compounds formed from metals combined with non-metals
• Covalent bonding


  • Particles are atoms which share pairs of electrons
  • Occurs in most non-metallic elements and in compounds of non-metals
• Metallic bonding


  • Particles are atoms which share delocalised electrons
  • Occurs in metallic elements and alloys
• Formation of ionic bond

  1. Metal atom loses electrons to become positively charged ion

  2. Non-metal atom gains electrons to become negatively charged ion

  
• An ion is an atom that has lost or gained electron(s)
• Ions produced by metals in Groups 1 and 2 and by non-metals in Groups 6 and 7 gain full outer shell of electrons, so they have the same electronic structure as a noble gas (Group 0 element)

  
• Electron transfer during ionic compound formation

  • Dot and cross diagram (e.g. for NaCl)
• Ionic compounds


  • Giant structure of ions
  • Held together by strong electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions
  • Forces act in every direction since the structure is in 3D
• Covalent bonding


  Atoms share one or more pairs of electrons
• Small molecules with covalent bonds

  • HCl
  • H2
  • O2
  • Cl2
  • NH3
  • CH4
• Polymers


  Large covalently bonded molecules
• Giant covalent structures (macromolecules)


  Many atoms covalently bonded in a lattice structure (e.g. diamond, silicon dioxide)
• Diagrams to show covalent substances

  • Dot and cross
  • Repeat units for polymers using a single line to represent a single bond
  • Ball and stick
  • Two- and three-dimensional diagrams
• Metallic bonding


  • Positive ions (atoms that have lost electron(s)) and delocalised electrons arranged in a regular pattern
  • Delocalised electrons are free to move through the structure
  • Delocalised electrons are shared through the structure so metallic bonds are strong

  
• The three states of matter

  Solid, liquid and gas

  
• Melting and freezing


  Take place at the melting point
• Boiling and condensing


  Take place at the boiling point
• Particle theory


  • Can help to explain melting, boiling, freezing and condensing
  • The amount of energy needed to change state depends on the strength of the forces between the particles
  • The nature of the particles involved depends on the type of bonding and the structure of the substance
  • The stronger the forces between the particles the higher the melting point and boiling point of the substance
• Limitations of the simple particle model include that there are no forces, all particles are represented as spheres, and the spheres are solid
• State symbols


  Solid (s), liquid (l), gas (g), aqueous (aq)
• Ionic compounds


  • Have regular structures (giant ionic lattices)
  • Have strong electrostatic forces of attraction in all directions between oppositely charged ions
  • Have high melting and boiling points
  • Conduct electricity when melted or dissolved in water, but not when solid
• Small molecules


  • Usually gases or liquids with low boiling and melting points
  • Have weak intermolecular forces between the molecules, not the covalent bonds
  • Larger molecules have higher melting and boiling points
  • Don't conduct electricity because small molecules don't have an overall electric charge
• Polymers


  • Have very large molecules
  • Atoms in the polymer molecules are linked by strong covalent bonds
  • Intermolecular forces between polymer molecules are relatively strong, so they are solids at room temperature
• Giant covalent structures


  • Are solids with very high melting points
  • All atoms are linked by strong covalent bonds that must be overcome to melt or boil
• Giant covalent structures


  • Diamond, graphite, silicon dioxide
• Metals


  • Have giant structures of atoms with strong metallic bonding
  • Most have high melting and boiling points
  • The layers of atoms can slide over each other, so metals can be bent and shaped
• Alloys


  • Made from 2 or more different types of metals
  • The different sized atoms distort the layers in the structure, making it harder for them to slide over each other, so alloys are harder than pure metals
• Metals as conductors


  • Good conductors of electricity because the delocalised electrons carry electrical charge
  • Good conductors of thermal energy because energy is transferred by the delocalised electrons
• Diamond


  Each carbon is joined to 4 other carbons covalently
• Diamond


  • Very hard
  • Very high melting point
  • Does not conduct electricity
• Graphite


  Each carbon is covalently bonded to 3 other carbons, forming layers of hexagonal rings which have no covalent bonds between the layers
• Graphite


  • Layers can slide over each other due to no covalent bonds between the layers, but weak intermolecular forces
  • Soft and slippery
• Graphite


  One electron from each carbon atom is delocalised
• Graphite


  • Can conduct electricity, unlike Diamond, because the delocalised electrons can move
• Graphene


  Single layer of graphite
• Graphene


  • Very strong because atoms within its layers are very tightly bonded
  • Elastic because the planes of atoms can flex relatively easily without the atoms breaking apart
• Fullerenes


  Molecules of carbon atoms with hollow shapes, based on hexagonal rings of carbon atoms, but may also contain rings with five or seven carbon atoms
• Fullerenes


  • Buckminsterfullerene (C60), which has a spherical shape