Friday - June 18, 1999 - Molecular Geometries

2 types of bonding
    Ionic- bonding between + or - ions, electron transfer
example:
Oxygen forms a stable octet due to the TRANSFER.
 
    Covalent - Bonding between similarly charged elements, usually -, electrons are shared.
example:
Both Chlorines have stable octets.
All negative ions must have stable octets.


Double Bonds(Covalent - neagtive ions only)
example:
1 - represents 2 e-
Since we have 4e- shared we used 2 dashed lines(=)
Lone Pair- pair of electrons which are not involved in bonding
In the example above, each oxygen has 2 lone pairs.


Triple Bonds(Covalent)
example:

In every case, the negative ion has a stable octet.


 Coordinate Covalent Bond - When 1 element bonates BOTH electrons in a covalent bond.

Carbon can't donate his lone pair because it would still be deficient.


Resonance- When a pair of electrons shift from one bond to another quickly to make the compound seem stable.
O3 -Ozone
At "A" we see 3 Oxygens that all need 2e-
 
At "B" Oxygen #1 donates 2e- to Oxygen #2 and Oxygen #2 donates 2e- to Oxygen #3.
Oxygen #2 and #3 are stable , but Oxygen #1 only has 6e-. A lone pair from Oxygen #2 moves down to stabalize Oxygen #1.

At "C" we see that this lone pair movement creates a Double Bond.

At "D" we see that the double bond could be on either side of Oxygen #2, so we have to show both structures.



Sigma(s) Bonds- Single Bonds
Pi(p) Bonds - Double Bonds
In this example we have 2 pi bonds and 9 sigma


VSEPR- Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion
    -as electron pairs repel, molecules adjust their shape so that the pairs are as far apart from each other as possible.
CH4 - Methane

The 2 solid lines in the 3-d Molecular Geometry mean the hydrogens are "IN THE PLANE"
The dashed line means the hydrogen is "OUT OF THE PLANE-above"
The black triangle means"OUT OF THE PLANE-below"


Hybridization- When atomic orbitals mix to form hybrid orbitals.
Male Donkey + Female Horse = mule(hybrid)
example: NaCl
Na - has e-'s that are in the s-block
Cl - has e-'s that are in the p-block
Since the are in different sub blocks they form a hybrid link.
Use S(holds 2e-), P(holds 6e), D(holds 10 e-)
1 bond(2e-) - S                2 bonds(4e-) - SP                3 bonds(6e-)- SP2
4 bonds(8e-)- SP3               5 bonds(10e-)-SP3D           6 bonds(12e-)- SP3D2

Name(formula)
Electron Dot
Structural Formula
3-D Geometry
Shape
Bond Angle
Hybrid
NaCl
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MgCl2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BF3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CH4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PCl5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SI6

 
 
 
 
         

 



Exceptions(Special Cases) - Compounds in which the central atom has lone pairs
 
Name(formula)
Electron Dot
Structural Formula
3-D Geometry
Shape
Bond Angle
Hybrid
H2O
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NH3

 
 
 
 
         


Polar/Nonpolar Molecules- used to determine if substances will mix or not in solution
Polar
    -Has a dipole- a collection of charge going from + to -
Assign the negative based on the most electronegative element
Example: HCl
 
 
 
 
 
 

    -electronegativity differences
    - not symmetrical(lone pairs)
Nonpolar
    -Does not have a dipole
    -electronegativity differences
    -symmetrical
Note: 2 out of the three must fit
example: CH4
 
 
 
 
 
 



Isomers-same formula, different structure
example: C4H8