This is the sharing of
electrons, to gain a full
outer shell, between
two non-metals.
This does not necessarily
have to form in gases,
they can also be solids
e.g. diamond.
It is very strong so a lot
of energy is required to
break it, hence why
diamond is the
strongest object on
Earth.
Electronegativity
This is the ability of an atom to pull electrons
(e-) towards itself, in a covalent bond.
Electronegativities increases as you go
across a period and as you go up a
group.
However, noble gases are not
electronegative as they already
have a full outer shell.
For example, in Hydrogen
Fluoride, the e-'s are tending
towards the Fluorine atom,
in the covalent bond.
This is because Fluorine is more
electronegative than Hydrogen.
The Fluorine is said to be
slightly negative, and the
Hydrogen, slightly positive.
Ionic bonding
This is the transfer of e-'s
from a metal to a non-metal.
to get a full outer shell.
This bond is also very strong so ionic
compounds have a higher melting point.
They usually form a cubical
structure, called a giant ionic lattice.
The atom that loses e-'s become a positive
ion and the one that gains becomes a
negative ion.
Opposite ions attract, forming a
lattice of ions.
Metallic bonding
The bonding that occurs
between positive metal ions
and delocalized electrons
These are strong so metals have a high melting point
and can conduct electricity due to the delocalized e-'s,
which carry current.
Metals are also malleable
because the atoms can roll over
each other without breaking the
bond.
Van Der Waals
This force occurs between all molecules.
It is caused by the
movement of electrons in
molecules. As e-'s in a
molecule orbit continuously,
sometimes, the e' density is
higher on one side causing it
to be negative.
If this happens on more than one
of the same molecule, VdW forms
by the attractions of opposite
charges.
The bigger the molecule, the
more e-'s it will have so the
stronger the VdW.
Dipole-dipole forces
This force occurs between molecules
when the molecule has atoms with a
clear electronegative difference. This is
due to electrostatic attractions
The greater the electronegative
difference, the stronger the force.
For example, HCl.
Molecules with
electronegative
differences are said
to be polar.
Hydrogen bonding
This is the strongest
force and forms
between molecules that
have Hydrogen attached
to a Fluorine, Oxygen or
Nitrogen in it.
Water is denser than
ice because the
structure of the water
molecules in ice leaves
large gaps in between
them.
Permanent dipoles
This also occurs in molecules that
have atoms with different
electronegativities.
If the molecule has more than two different atoms
and their electronegativity differences are not
symmetrical, the molecule has permanent dipole.
For example, water has 2 Hydrogens and
one Oxygen. You need to draw the shape
of it.
As Oxygen is more
electronegative than Hydrogen,
the shared pair of e-'s in both
covalent bonds will tend towards
the Oxygen.
As both electronegativities are arranged
in approximately the same direction,
they are not symmetrical.
So they a
permanent dipole
and are polar.
Coordinate Bonding
This is a covalent bond
where one atom donates
both electrons.