1) Valence electrons participate in chemical bonding and their configuration determines an element's reactivity.
2) In 1916-1919, Lewis and Langmuir proposed that atoms bond to acquire stable noble gas configurations.
3) Ionic bonds form when electrons are transferred between atoms. Covalent bonds form when electron pairs are shared between atoms.
3. Valence electrons are the outer shell electrons of an
atom. The valence electrons are the electrons that
particpate in chemical bonding.
Group e- configuration # of valence e-
1A ns1 1
2A ns2 2
3A ns2np1 3
4A ns2np2 4
5A ns2np3 5
6A ns2np4 6
7A ns2np5 7
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4. In the period 1916-1919, two Americans, G.N. Lewis and Irving Langmuir, and a German,
Walther Kossel, advanced an important proposal about chemical bonding: Something
unique in the electron configurations of noble gas atoms accounts for their inertness,
and atoms of other elements combine with one another to acquire electron
configurations like noble gas atoms.
Some fundamental ideas of Lewis theory
Electrons, especially those of the outermost (valence) electronic shell, play a
fundamental role in chemical bonding.
In some cased electrons are transferred from one atom to another. Positive and
negative ions are formed and attract each other through electrostatic forces called ionic
bonds.
In other cases one or more pairs of electrons are shared between atoms, this sharing of
electrons is called covalent bond.
Electrons are transferred, or shared, in such a way that each atom acquires an
especially stable electron configuration. Usually this is a noble gas configuration, one
with eight outer shell electrons, or an octet.
5. Lewis symbol consists of a chemical symbol to represent the nucleus and core
(inner shell) electrons of an atom, together with dots placed around the symbol to
represent the valence (outer shell) electrons.
Write the Lewis symbol of the following elements
1. Si 2. N 3. P 4. As 5. Sb 6. Bi 7. Al 8. Al 9. Al 10. I 11. Se 12. Ar
Write the Lewis symbol of the following
1. Sn 2. Br 3. Na+ 4. S2-
6. Lewis structure is a combination of Lewis symbols that represents either
the transfer or sharing of electrons in a chemical bond.
Write Lewis structures for the following compounds
(a) BaO (b) MgCl2 (c) Al2O3 (d) Na2S
(e) Mg3N2 (f) calcium iodide (g)barium sulfide (h) lithium oxide
8. The Ionic Bond
Li + F Li+ F -
1s22s1 1s22s22p5 [He] [Ne] 2p6
1s21s22s2
Li Li+ + e
-
-
e + F F -
Li+ + F - Li+ F -
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9. A covalent bond is a chemical bond in which two or more electrons are shared by two
atoms.
Why should two atoms share electrons?
F + F F F
7e- 7e- 8e- 8e-
Lewis structure of F2
lone pairs F F lone pairs
single covalent bond
single covalent bond
lone pairs F F lone pairs
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10. Lewis structure of water
single covalent bonds
H + O + H H O H or H O H
2e- 8e- 2e-
Double bond two atoms share two pairs of electrons
O C O or O C O
-
8e 8e 8e
double bonds
- - double bonds
Triple bond two atoms share three pairs of electrons
N N or N N
-
8e 8e -
triple bond
triple bond
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11. Lengths of Covalent Bonds
Bond
Bond Length
Type
(pm)
C-C 154
CC 133
CC 120
C-N 143
CN 138
CN 116
Bond Lengths
Triple bond < Double Bond < Single Bond
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13. Polar covalent bond or polar bond is a covalent bond with
greater electron density around one of the two atoms
electron rich
electron poor
region
region e- poor e- rich
H F H F
d+ d-
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14. Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract toward
itself the electrons in a chemical bond.
Electron Affinity - measurable, Cl is highest
X (g) + e- X-(g)
Electronegativity - relative, F is highest
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17. Classification of bonds by difference in electronegativity
Difference Bond Type
0 Covalent
2 Ionic
0 < and <2 Polar Covalent
Increasing difference in electronegativity
Covalent Polar Covalent Ionic
share e- partial transfer of e- transfer e-
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