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Chemical Bonding: What and Why. F. Schifano , Department of Science Bayonne High School Bayonne, NJ 07002. This Unit Will Be Nine Days Long. This Unit Addresses Key Standards.
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Chemical Bonding: What and Why F. Schifano, Department of Science Bayonne High School Bayonne, NJ 07002
This Unit Addresses Key Standards • NJCCCS 5.2.12.B.1.(...chemical bonds are the interactions between atoms that hold them together in molecules or between oppositely charged ions.)
What is a chemical bond? • A chemical bond is a relationship between two or more atoms that involves the transfer or sharing of electrons.
How are bonds related to chemical reactions? • Chemical reactions are the observable consequences of making and breaking bonds. • The formation or breaking of a bond results in a chemical change– an energy change and the production of a new product substance.
Enthalpy (H) • Enthalpy is the potential energy stored in chemical bonds. • Chemical reactions release or absorb heat because the total enthalpy in the reactants is different than the total enthalpy of the products.
What isn’t a chemical bond? • Mixtures are combinations of atoms that involve only physical jumbling rather than chemical bonding. • Formed and separated by physical changes
What isn’t a chemical bond? • Intermolecular forces– weak, transient interactions between molecules control some physical, but not chemical properties. • Next unit we will focus on these.
Why do atoms form bonds? • Atoms form bonds because in doing so they can rearrange their electrons in a way that makes them more stable. • Bonds are a way for atoms to achieve valence = 8. • Hydrogen is stable at VAL=0 or VAL =2 • Boron is stable at VAL = 6
Lewis Structures • Gilbert Lewis (ENG-1916) invented the structures to show on paper how molecules were bonded.
Reading Lewis Structures • Lines represent covalent bonds. Each line counts as two electrons. • Dots represent unshared electrons. • Unshared pairs are called lone pairs.
Writing Lewis Structures • Atoms have different needs to achieve stability so they will form different numbers and kinds of bonds.
Covalent Bond Behaviors You should copy this slide to your formula sheet.
Step-By-Step Lewis Structures • Write the highest bond order element in the center. • Attach all other high-bond order elements to this central atom by single bonds. • Show all missing bonds as empty lines. • Use any available 1-bond order elements to fill up empty bonds. • If there are any empty bonds on adjacent molecules, use multiple bonds to fill them.
Practice • Write the Lewis structures of each of the following substances.