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Inorganic Chemistry Part 2a

Inorganic Chemistry Part 2a. Gordon Watson Chemistry Department, Kelso High School. Based on Presentations produced by David P. White University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Revised Adv Higher Unit 1. September 2013. Introduction.

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Inorganic Chemistry Part 2a

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  1. Inorganic ChemistryPart 2a Gordon Watson Chemistry Department, Kelso High School Based on Presentations produced by David P. White University of North Carolina, Wilmington Revised AdvHigher Unit 1 September 2013

  2. Introduction This topic explores further aspects of Covalent Bonding, leading to an understanding of the Shapes of molecules & polyatomic ions September 2013

  3. Bond Length Covalent Bonding Bond Enthalpy A Covalent Bond will form when atoms can rearrange their electrons (by sharing) to produce an arrangement of lower energy. September 2013

  4. Ionic Bonding An Ionic Bond will form when atoms can rearrange their electrons (transfer) to produce an arrangement of lower energy. Despite the advantage gained by achieving a ‘stable octet’, the real driving force behind ionic bonding is the stability of the Ionic Lattice formed. September 2013

  5. Electronegativity 1 Ionic and Covalent are, in fact, rather arbitrary labels and it is no longer enough to simply look to see if a metal element is involved or not. Electronegativity values are a useful guide but properties will still need to be studied to provide confirmation. September 2013

  6. Electronegativity 2 Ionic and Covalent are just opposite ends of a bonding continuum Most bonds lie between these two extremes. September 2013

  7. Electronegativity 3 September 2013

  8. Lewis Diagrams Various methods (models) can be used to explain the properties associated with covalent bonding. One useful model positions electrons ( both bonding and non-bonding) around atoms at ‘four corners’. These are called Lewis Diagrams September 2013

  9. Lewis Structures In Ammonia the central nitrogen atom has 4 electron pairs, the ‘stable octet’ There are 3 ‘bonding pairs’ and 1 ‘non-bonding pair’ - often referred to as a ‘lone pair’ Sometimes atoms will use a lone pair as a bonding pair to form a Dative or Coordinate Covalent bond, as in the Ammonium ion, NH4+ September 2013

  10. .. H H More Lewis Structures C O . . . . . . . . . . H C C H . . . . H H .. CO Carbon Monoxide .. .. Ethane .. .. .. O C O .. .. .. .. Cl CO2Carbon Dioxide .. .. .. .. .. .. Cl C Cl O .. .. .. H H Cl H2O Water Hydrogen Oxide CCl4Carbon Tetrachloride September 2013

  11. Unusual Lewis Structures In both these molecules, the Be and B atoms do not achieve a ‘stable octet’. The resulting molecules are, predictably, very reactive (unstable). In both these molecules, the P and S atoms have in excess of a ‘stable octet’. The extra orbitals needed, to cope with more than 8 electrons, come from the empty d-orbital set. This ‘mixing’ of orbitals is called hybridisation September 2013

  12. Hybridisation - sp orbitals September 2013

  13. Hybridisation - sp2 orbitals September 2013

  14. Hybridisation - sp3 orbitals September 2013

  15. Hybridisation - sp3 orbitals September 2013

  16. Hybridisation - sp3d orbitals September 2013

  17. Hybridisation - sp3d2 orbitals September 2013

  18. Shapes of Molecules In order to predict molecular shape, we consider that all outer shell electrons (valence electrons) of the central atom repel each other. Therefore, the molecule adopts whichever 3D geometry minimizes this repulsion. Both bonding and non-bonding electron pairs must be considered. We call this process the ValenceShellElectronPairRepulsion (VSEPR) theory. September 2013

  19. Electron Pair Geometry 1 September 2013

  20. Electron Pair Geometry 2 September 2013

  21. Electron pairs = electrons of central atom + no. of atoms attached divided by 2 CF4 = 4 + 4 2 XeF4 = 8 + 4 2 Counting Electron Pairs It is important not to confuse the number of atoms with the number of electron pairs. For example, CF4 and XeF4 may, at first sight, appear likely to be the same shape. = 4 electron pairs = 6 electron pairs September 2013

  22. Molecular Geometry 1 September 2013

  23. Molecular Geometry 2 September 2013

  24. Molecular Geometry 3 September 2013

  25. Molecular Geometry 4 September 2013

  26. Repulsive Forces 1 Bonding electrons, because they are attracted by two nuclei, do not repel as much as non-bonding electrons. This can cause ‘distortions’ in the shapes of molecules: September 2013

  27. Electron pair repulsions decrease in strength in the order: non-bonding/non-bonding non-bonding/bonding bonding/bonding Repulsive Forces 2 ? ? ? September 2013

  28. Repulsive Forces 3 Placing the non-bonding lone pairs at the Axial positions would appear to give least repulsion but they would only be 90° away from the 3 bonding pairs. To minimize e−− e− repulsion, lone pairs are always placed in equatorial positions, so … September 2013

  29. Inorganic Chemistry Part 2a End of Part 2a September 2013

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