Alchemy Unit – Inves1ga1on V Lesson 2: Electron Glue Unit 1 • Investigation V
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• A gold ring is made up of individual gold atoms. • What do you think holds these
atoms together? • What do we call the glue that
keeps the atoms together? • What parts of the atom do you
think are responsible for keeping the atoms together?
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• A balloon is filled with atoms of helium. • What happens to those
atoms when the balloon is opened?
• Why don’t these atoms stay together?
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The Big Ques1on
• How can we use bonding to explain the proper1es of substances we encounter?
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You will be able to:
• Classify the kind of bonding that occurs in the making of brass, sand, water, or salt.
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Notes for “Chemical Bonds” While viewing the video, “Chemical Bonds”.
• Try to find out what binds one atom to another atom. • Describe the various bonds, especially covalent and ionic bonds.
• List the proper1es of compounds formed by these bonds.
• What are electrolytes and non-‐electrolytes? • Give examples of compounds with covalent bonds. • Give examples of compounds held together by and ionic bonds.
• Explain what happens to energy when more stable bonds are made.
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• A chemical bond is an aSrac1on between atoms that holds them together in space.
• The bonds or glue that holds atoms together are formed by the valence or outer electrons in an atom and the outer shell where electrons are found.
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Notes
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• If two atoms approach each other with enough energy to overcome their charge repulsion… • and stay together to form a “covalent bond” or… • the atom and core electrons separate, but the valence electrons stay with just one of the atoms
Notes
• What are valence orbitals? • What are valence electrons? • How can you tell which electrons are valence
electrons in an electron configuration? • What subshells make up the valence shell for
silicon? • How many valence electrons does silicon
have?
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Notes
• What is an electrolyte (Check your video notes)? What do they form when added to water?
• What is an ion? • How can a neutral atom be changed into a
positive ion of the same element? What are these ions called?
• How can a neutral atom be changed into a negative ion of the same element? What are these ions called?
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Ac1vity
• Purpose: This lesson helps to explain the physical properties of basic substances by examining the types of bonds that exist between the atoms of these substances.
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(cont.)
Four common types of bonds
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Ionic Covalent Network Metallic
Molecular Covalent
(cont.)
Notes: Copy this table (full page) Kind of
Bond Description Drawing Properties Examples
Ionic
Covalent Network Metallic
Molecular Covalent Polar Covalent
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Model 1: IONIC • The blue areas represent outer
electrons around the metal (yellow) atoms and non-‐metals (red) atoms.
• Metal atoms “gave up” their valence electrons to non-‐metal atoms, leaving them with a posi1ve charge.
• The non-‐metal atoms took the valence electrons of the metals, giving them more electrons than protons and a net nega1ve charge.
• These charged par1cles are called IONS.
• Because of their opposite charges, these ions are aSracted to each other.
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Model 1: IONIC
• Proper1es: • Made of metal and non-‐metal atoms • When these compounds dissolve in water, they tend to separate into electrically charged par1cles called IONS.
• Conducts electricity when dissolved in water but not when solid (unless melted into a liquid by hea1ng)
• BriSle solids • Example : Salt (sodium chloride), Copper (II) sulfate, Calcium chloride
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Ionic Bonds: One big greedy thief dog!
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Ionic bonding can be best imagined as one big greedy dog stealing the other dog's bone. If the bone represents the electron that is up for grabs, then when the big dog gains an electron he becomes negatively charged and the little dog who lost the electron becomes positively charged. "The two ions (that's where the name ionic comes from) are attracted very strongly to each other as a result of their opposite charges."
Model 2: COVALENT NETWORK
• Descrip1on of drawing: Valence electrons (blue) connect atoms with each other in all direc1ons – like a grid or network.
• The mul1ple connec1ons make the resul1ng substance rigid and strong.
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Model 2: COVALENT NETWORK
• Proper1es: • Made en1rely of nonmetal atoms • Does not dissolve in water • Does not conduct electricity • Very hard solids
• Example -‐ Diamond, sand.
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Covalent Network Bonds: Dogs share bones to make a grid.
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These bonds are found in substances made of non-metal atoms that share electrons with each other to form a grid or network of bonding atoms." It involves many atoms (dogs) which shares many bones with other dogs. This makes the bonds strong and results in solids being formed which are hard and rigid. " The silicon chips, diamonds and graphite are examples of substances held together by network covalent bonds."
Model 3: METALLIC
• Descrip1on of drawing: Valence electrons (blue) are free to move throughout the substance like a “sea” of electrons.
• Since the atoms are in the suspended in the electron sea, the atoms can be pushed around and the valence electrons are free to move around.
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Model 3: METALLIC
• Proper1es: • Made en1rely of metal atoms • Do not dissolve in water • Conduct electricity • Bendable solids
• Example: brass, gold, copper, aluminum, zinc
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Metallic Bonds: Mellow dogs with plenty of bones to go around.
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These bonds are best imagined as a room full of puppies who have plenty of bones to go around and are not possessive of any one particular bone. This allows the electrons to move through the substance with little restriction. ""The model is often described as the "kernels of atoms in a sea of electrons."
Model 4: MOLECULAR COVALENT
• Descrip1on of drawing: Valence electrons (blue) are shared between some atoms. This creates numerous small stable units within the substance.
• Since the stable units are small, they separate from each other easier.
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Model 4a: MOLECULAR COVALENT • Proper1es:
• Made of nonmetal atoms • Some dissolve in water, some do not • Do not conduct electricity • Tend to be liquids or gases or so^er solids
• Example: Water, Methane (natural gas), oxygen (in air), wax (paraffin), sugar
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Molecular Covalent Bonds: Mellow dogs that share bones!
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Covalent bonds can be thought of as two or more dogs with attraction to the bones. Suppose the dogs (atoms) are similar. Then they will share the pairs of available bones equally. ""Since one dog does not have more of the bone than the other dog, the charge is evenly distributed among both dogs.
Model 4b: POLAR COVALENT
• Descrip1on of drawing: Valence electrons are shared unequally between some atoms. This creates small stable units within the substance with a par1al posi1ve charge on one end and a par1al nega1ve charge on the other end.
• Example: Water.
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Model 4b: POLAR COVALENT • Proper1es:
• Made of nonmetal atoms • Most dissolve in water • O^en will dissolve ionic compounds • Do not conduct electricity • Tend to be liquids or gases or so^er solids
• Example: Water, Ammonia, sugar
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Polar Covalent Bonds: Unevenly matched but willing to share.
• These bonds can be thought of as two or more dogs that have different desire for bones. The bigger dog has more strength to possess a larger por1on of the bones. Sharing s1ll takes place but is an uneven sharing. In the case of the atoms, the electrons spend more 1me on the end of the molecule near the atom with the greater electronega1vity (desire for the electron) making it seem more nega1ve and the other end of the molecule seem more posi1ve.charge than the other.
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• Two or more atoms can be connected together into units called molecules. These units may be composed of only two atoms or of dozens of atoms.
• Since the valence electrons in ionic compounds are bound to only the anion, they are attracted to cations but not connected to them. The ratio of cations to anions referred to as a formula unit.
• What kind of clues can tell us what kind of bond two atoms might form?
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Notes (cont.)
Bonding based on proper1es
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NaCl – salt CaCl2 – calcium chloride CuSO4 – copper sulfate
H2O – water C12H22O11 – sugar C2H6O – ethanol
Au – gold Cu – copper Al – aluminum
SiO2 – sand
Dissolves
Yes No
Solution Conducts
Yes Yes No No
Compound Conducts
Ionic Molecular Covalent
Metallic Covalent Network
C20H42 – paraffin
C20H42 – paraffin
Clues based on composi1on
Metal + Metal atoms
Non-Metal + Non-Metal
atoms
Metal & Non-Metal
atoms
Metallic Covalent Network
Molecular Covalent Ionic
Notes (cont.)
Hard solids
Covalent
Soft solids, liquids. gases
Polar Covalent
Dissolves in water
Check-‐In
• When tested with a conductivity tester, brass lights up the LEDs (indicator lights). On the very first day of class, you combined copper with zinc to form brass. How would you classify the bonding in brass? Explain.
• When sodium is added to chlorine, it reacts to form a white solid. The solid dissolves in water and the water now conducts electricity. How would you classify the bonding between sodium and chlorine?
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