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General Chemistry: Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure

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  • What is a chemical bond?

    Chemical bonds are attractive forces that hold groups of atoms together, making them function as a unit and achieving a lower energy state.

  • What is bond energy?

    Bond energy is the energy required to break a chemical bond; energy is released when a bond forms and required to break it.

  • Types of chemical bonds

    Ionic bonds are electrostatic attractions between ions (metal and nonmetal). Covalent bonds involve sharing electrons between nuclei.

  • What does Coulomb's Law calculate in bonding?

    Coulomb's Law calculates the energy of ionic bonds based on ion charges and distance between ions, indicating attraction or repulsion.

  • What are valence electrons?

    Valence electrons are the outermost electrons (ns, np, and d for transition metals) involved in bonding and chemical reactions.

  • What is the octet rule?

    The octet rule states atoms tend to have 8 valence electrons (s2p6) for stability, like noble gases, except for exceptions like He.

  • How is a chemical bond formed between two hydrogen atoms?

    Bond forms when proton-electron attraction offsets electron-electron and proton-proton repulsions, lowering energy at an optimal bond length.

  • What is a bond orbital?

    A bond orbital is a new orbital formed from atomic orbitals of bonded atoms, concentrating electron density between nuclei and lowering energy.

  • How does electronegativity relate to bond type?

    Electronegativity difference > 1.67 indicates ionic bonds; < 1.67 indicates covalent; < 0.4 indicates nonpolar covalent bonds.

  • What is bond polarity?

    Bond polarity arises from differences in electronegativity, causing unequal sharing of electrons and partial positive/negative poles.

  • What is a crystal lattice in ionic bonding?

    A crystal lattice is a solid, regular array of cations and anions held by strong electrostatic forces in ionic compounds.

  • What factors affect lattice energy?

    Lattice energy depends on ion charges (higher charges increase energy) and ion size (larger ions decrease energy due to distance).

  • What is the localized electron bonding model?

    Assumes molecules are atoms sharing electron pairs localized as bonding pairs or lone pairs, described by Lewis structures and VSEPR.

  • Difference between single, double, and triple bonds

    Single bond: one pair (σ bond); double: two pairs (σ + π); triple: three pairs (σ + 2π). Multiple bonds shorten bond length and increase strength.

  • What is a coordinate covalent bond?

    A bond where one atom donates both electrons in a shared pair, common in coordination compounds and Lewis acid-base reactions.

  • Exceptions to the octet rule

    Includes molecules with fewer than 8 electrons (H, Be, B), expanded valence (elements in period 3+ with d orbitals), and odd-electron species.

  • Steps to draw Lewis structures

    Count valence electrons, place bonds, assign lone pairs to terminal atoms, then central atom, and form multiple bonds if needed.

  • What are resonance structures?

    Multiple Lewis structures differing only in electron pair placement, representing delocalized bonding as a resonance hybrid.

  • What is bond order?

    Number of bonding electron pairs between two atoms; higher bond order means shorter, stronger bonds (e.g., single=1, double=2, triple=3).

  • How is reaction enthalpy calculated from bond energies?

    ΔH° = sum of bond energies broken (reactants) minus sum of bond energies formed (products); breaking bonds requires energy.

  • What is formal charge and how is it calculated?

    Formal charge = group number − [lone electrons + ½ bonding electrons]; used to identify the most stable Lewis structure.

  • What is VSEPR theory?

    Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory predicts molecular shape by minimizing repulsions between electron pairs around a central atom.

  • Difference between electronic and molecular geometry

    Electronic geometry considers all electron pairs; molecular geometry considers only atom positions, ignoring lone pairs.

  • Common molecular geometries by number of electron pairs

    2 pairs: linear; 3 pairs: trigonal planar; 4 pairs: tetrahedral; 5 pairs: trigonal bipyramidal; 6 pairs: octahedral.

  • How do lone pairs affect bond angles?

    Lone pairs repel more strongly than bonding pairs, reducing bond angles between atoms (e.g., water's 104.5° vs tetrahedral 109.5°).

  • What is molecular polarity?

    Result of bond polarities and molecular shape; molecules with polar bonds can be nonpolar if dipoles cancel out.

  • Characteristics of ionic substances

    High electronegativity difference, metal-nonmetal composition, high melting points, crystalline solids, conduct electricity when molten or dissolved.

  • Characteristics of covalent substances

    Small electronegativity difference, nonmetal-nonmetal, variable states, low melting points, poor electrical conductors.

  • Characteristics of metallic substances

    Metal atoms with delocalized electrons ('sea of electrons'), crystalline solids, variable melting points, excellent electrical conductors.