It is the electrostatic
attraction between
oppositely charged
ions
Metallic Bonds
It is
electrostatic
attraction
between
positive metal
ions and
delocalised
electrons
Types of Structures
Giant Metallic Lattice
It is a 3D structure of positive
ions and delocalised electrons bonded together
by strong metallic bonds.
High melting point
Lots of energy is
needed to break
the strong
metallic bonds
between
delocalised
electrons and
positive ions
Conduct electricity
The delocalised
electrons are
mobile i.e. free
to move and
carry current.
Malleable and Ductile
As the electrons in
the metallic lattice
are free to move, the
structure has a
degree to give, which
allows layers of
atoms to slide past
each other.
Giant Ionic Lattice
It is a 3D
structure
of
oppositely
charged
ions
bonded
together
by strong
ionic
bonds
High Melting
Point
Lots of
energy is
needed to
break stonng
electrostatic
attraction
between
oppositely
charged ions.
Electrical conductivity
Does not
conduct
when solid
Ions in solids
have fixed
position and
hence are
not mobile
i.e. free to
move
Conduct
when molten
or dissolved
The ions
are mobile
and free
to move
to carry
current
Soluble in
polar
solvents
Water molecules attract Na+ and
Cl- ions in ionic lattice. Na+
attracts δ- charges on oxygen
atoms of the water molecule and
Cl- attracts δ+ charges on
hydrogen atoms of the water
molecules. The ionic lattice breaks
down as water molecules
surround the ions and dissolve it.
Covalent Structures
Giant Covalent Structure
It is a 3D structure of atoms bonded
together by strong covalent bonds.
High Melting Point
Lots of energy is
needed to break the
strong covalent bonds
which are broken when
melting gian colvalent
lattice
Does not conduct electricity
There are no
charged particles
to carry current
Insoluble
The covalent bonds are
too strong to be broken
by wither polar or
non-polar solvents
Simple molecule
It is a 3D structure of molecules bonded
together by weak intermolecular forces.
Low
Melting
Point
Less energy is
needed to
break the weak
intermolecular
forces between
molecules.
Three types of
weak
intermolecular
forces
Van der
Waals' Forces
It is the weak attractive forces
between induces dipoles of
neighbouring molecules
Permanent
DIpole-Dipole
attraction
It is the weak
attractive forces
between
permanent dipoles
of neighbouring
molecules
Hydrogen
bonding
It is the strong dipole-dipole attraction
between an electron-deficient hydrogen
atom on one molecule and the lone pair
of electrons on a highly electronegative
atom on a different molecule. (O/N/F)
Do not
conduct
electricity
No charged
particles free
to move and
carry current
Soluble in
non-polar
solvent
Weak Van Der Waal's
forces arise between
the non-polar
covalent molecules
and non-polar solvent
molecules. this
weakens the
structure and causes
it to break down.
COVALENT BOND > METALLIC BOND > INTERMOLECULAR FORCES