Thursday, May 19, 2011

May 18, 2011

Hello, Hello Everyone! How are y'all doing? Can you believe all this sun today!!!! It is sooo nice and sooo beautiful! And the sun is not just stopping here in Vancouver, apparently it is 17 degrees celsius in the interior of BC, 40 degrees celsius in Manitoba, and 23 degrees celsius in Edmonton. Not to mention that this weather is perfect timing for the long weekend!
Ok, let's move on to what we did in class yesterday. Look down below for what we learned..... plus see some additional cool stuff under the info!



˜Chemical Bonding
- Chemical bonds happen when electrons from one atom are attracted by the nucleus of another atom.  
- There are three types of chemical bonds:
Nonpolar Covalent Bond = electrons are shared equally.
Polar Covalent Bond = electrons are shared unequally.
Ionic Bond = electrons are transferred between two atoms.


˜Electrostatic Force
- Opposite charges attract each other.
- Like charges repel each other.
- The greater the distance = the smaller the attractive force.
- The greater the charge = the greater the force of attraction.
- Electrostatic force is a force that exists between charged particles as a result of attraction or repulsion. This force goes in all directions.

˜Ionic Bonds
- Metals tend to lose their electrons, then nonmetals gain these electrons. Note that these electrons are transferred, not shared.
- When nonmetals lose electrons  = positively charged ions (cations).
- When metals gain electrons = negatively charged ions (anions).
- Cations attract anions, and vice versa. This refers to an electrostatic attraction.
- Ionic bonds are very strong and an enormous amount of energy would be needed to break them apart. These ionic compounds also have high melting tempatures.
- Electronegativity = the measure of the tendency of an atom to attract electrons from a neighbouring atom.
- In general,
Metals = low electronegativity values.
Nonmetals = high electronegativity values.
- The scale that is used to measure electronegativity is called the Pauling Scale. The scale goes from 0.7 to 4.0.
- High electronegativity values equals to high ionization energy.
- To calculate an electronegativity difference:
ENeg Diff. = |ENeg1 - ENeg2|
1) If ENeg Diff. <0.5
It is a non-polar covalent bond.
2) If ENeg Diff. = 0.5 and = 1.8
It is a polar covalent bond.
3) If ENeg Diff. >1.8
It is an ionic bond.

˜Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
- When two atoms have less than full shells are able to share to attain a full electron shell.
- Nonpolar covalent bonds are very strong and an enormous amount of energy would be needed to break them apart. 
- Some compunds have negative melting points which would be: CH4, O2, F2.
- Intramolecular Forces = found within a molecule, responsible for holding the atoms of a molecule together.
- Intermolecular Forces = between the molecules, responsible for the bonding between molecules.

˜Polarity
- Describes a molecule's electrical balance.
- If there is an imbalance with electrical charge, than a molecule is polar.
- If the electrical charge is the same strentgh, then it is nonpolar.

˜Polar Covalent Bonds
- Electronegativity difference. (refer to above)
- the atom with higher electronegativity = partial (negative) charge.
- the atom with lower electronegativity = partial (positive) charge.


˜Images, Videos, Worksheets
Images





Ionic Bonding


Polar Covalent Bonding

Polar Covalent Bonding

Polar Covalent Bonding

Polar Covalent Bonding

Polar Covalent Bonding

Ionic Bonding

Ionic Bonding

NOTE: Shows Valance Electrons!

Sodium Chloride Crystal Structure

Videos

Worksheets

Ok, well I am done for today. Everyone enjoy your long weekend!!!! :)

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