Honors Chemistry
Chapter 6 Study Guide
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State why any chemical bond would form?
Relate the type of chemical bond to the position of the elements on the periodic table?
Explain how an ionic bond forms between metal and non-metal atoms?
Predict formulas for ionic compounds based on the position of each element?
Explain why ionic compounds do not form molecules?
Explain how a covalent bond forms between two non-metal atoms?
State the relationship between bond length, bond strength and bond energy?
Give the bonding capacity, or number of covalent bonds formed, for non-metal atoms?
Explain how electron promotion (hybridization) plays a part in bonding capacity in certain
families?
Explain the similarities and differences between molecular orbitals and atomic orbitals?
Write molecular formulas, structural formulas and Lewis diagrams (electron dot diagrams) for
simple covalent molecules and polyatomic ions?
Explain what HONC rule is?
Identify resonance structure and decide on most possible structure by using formal charge?
Define electronegativity and polar covalent bonds?
Sort elements by electronegativity, and determine the bond type using difference in EN?
Explain what it means for a molecule to be polar?
Define VSEPR and explain how it determines the molecular geometry of a covalently bonded
molecule?
Identify the molecular geometry and electron domain geometry of simple covalently bonded
molecules?
Determine the bond angles?
Define hybrid orbitals and hybridization?
Give the designations for hybrid orbitals in simple covalently bonded molecules?
Define single, double and triple covalent bonds?
Define network covalent bonding, and give/name some examples?
Explain why covalent networks do not form molecules?
Use a model to help explain metallic bonding?
Explain the differences between the type of covalent bonds found between non-metal atoms and
those between metal atoms
Explain how metallic bonding explains properties of metals, such as heat or electrical
conductivity, ductility, durability and malleability?
Define intermolecular forces and state the results of this type of interactions?
List the types of intermolecular forces and explain how each form?
Relate the strength of intermolecular forces to the melting and boiling points of that substance?
Identify the factors that determine the strength of these forces?
List the elements that allow hydrogen bonding to form?
Explain, in paragraph form, all of chemical bonding including why chemical bonding occurs,
dividing the periodic table into two groups (metals and nonmetals) and talk about what type of
bonding occurs between atoms within these groups and between atoms of each group, which
make molecules, special cases, and then intermolecular forces?
On the following page is the Chapter 6 study guide in outline form.
MAIN TOPIC - Chemical Bonding
 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
 Bonds from to lower PE. Many times, this involves full valence shells or energy
levels.
 Bond length, bond strength, and bond energy?
 We divided the periodic table into metals and non-metals, then investigated the
bonding within and between these groups.
 IONIC BONDING
 Metals and non-metals (Losers and gainers?)
 How does the bond form?
 Predict formulas?
 Molecules?
 COVALENT BONDING
 Covalent bonding between non-metal atoms.
 Molecular orbitals vs. atomic orbitals
 Lewis diagrams, resonance structures, formal charge, HONC rule
 Electronegativity, polar bonds/polar molecules, dipole moment
 VSEPR, hybridization, molecular geometry, electron domain geometry, bond angles
 Multiple bonds
 Molecules?
 Network covalent bonding
 2 and 3 dimensional networks
 No molecules
 Covalent bonding between metal atoms
 'Sea of electrons' model
 Explains conductivity, malleable/ductile properties
 No molecule formation
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INTERMOLECULAR FORCES
 What results from these forces? (Do you form molecules with these bonds?)
 Effects on melting and boiling points
 Dipole-dipole forces
 Van der Waals forces. Instantaneous and induced dipoles. How is this different from
dipole-dipole interactions? What determines strength?
 Hydrogen Bonding. What elements do this? How is this different from dipoledipole forces?
When you attempt to explain chemical bonding, could you first talk about why chemical bonding
occurs? Could you then divide the periodic table into two groups (metals and nonmetals?) and talk
about what type of bonding occurs between atoms within these groups and between atoms of each
group? Which make molecules? Any special cases? Could you then talk about intermolecular
forces? Wouldn't this just about cover everything?