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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

what is ionic bonding

Back (Answer)

The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions • between a metal and a non metal • electrons are transferred from a non metal to a metal to achieve a full outer shell • oppositely charged particles attract through electrostatic forces to form giant ionic lattice

#2
Front (Question)

what is covalent bonding

Back (Answer)

a shared pair of electrons. the electron pair is attracted by both nuclei so resists seperation • forms between two non-metals • electrons are shared between the two outer shells to achieve a full outer shell.

#3
Front (Question)

a dative bond (coordinate bond)

Back (Answer)

a covalent bond where both electrons in the shared pair originate from the same atom

#4
Front (Question)

what is metallic bonding

Back (Answer)

the attraction between positive metal ions and the surrounding sea of delocalised electrons

#5
Front (Question)

why do electron pairs repel

Back (Answer)

to get as far apart from each other as possible

#6
Front (Question)

what are the five regular molecular shapes

Back (Answer)

linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, octahedral

#7
Front (Question)

why do lone pairs take up more space

Back (Answer)

because they’re closer to the nucleus and repel more strongly than bonding pairs

#8
Front (Question)

how much does a lone pair reduce the bond angle by

Back (Answer)

2.5

#9
Front (Question)

what is electronegativity

Back (Answer)

The power of an atom to attract the pair of electrons in a covalent bond

#10
Front (Question)

how is electronegativity affected

Back (Answer)

• as nuclear charge increases so does electronegativity • as atomic radius increases, so does shielding, so electronegativity decreases

#11
Front (Question)

why does electronegativity increase across a period

Back (Answer)

the nuclear charge increases meaning the outer electrons are more attracted to the nucleus, reducing the atomic radius

#12
Front (Question)

why does electronegativity increase up a group

Back (Answer)

as there are fewer energy levels so the outer electron is more attracted to the nucleus

#13
Front (Question)

what is a polar molecule

Back (Answer)

one in which the electron density across the whole molecule is unevenly distributed • polar is non-symmetrical • non polar is symmetrical

#14
Front (Question)

what are dipole-dipole forces

Back (Answer)

they’re between polar molecules

#15
Front (Question)

what is hydrogen bonding

Back (Answer)

between a lone pair and H • only N,O,F • strongest intermolecular force

#16
Front (Question)

what are van der Waal’s forces

Back (Answer)

• weakest intermolecular force • exists between all molecules at all times and are in addition to any other intermolecular forces • the more electrons the stronger they are as they’re caused by the movement of electrons

#17
Front (Question)

what is boiling

Back (Answer)

vaporisation - the energy needed to boil a liquid - enthalpy of vaporisation

#18
Front (Question)

what is melting

Back (Answer)

fusion- the energy needed to melt a solid - enthalpy of fusion

#19
Front (Question)

what is the process of a gas to a solid

Back (Answer)

sublimation

#20
Front (Question)

what are the crystal structures

Back (Answer)

giant ionic, giant metalic, simple covalent, giant covalent

#21
Front (Question)

why do ionic crystals have high melting points

Back (Answer)

they have strong electrostatic attractions between oppositely charged ions

#22
Front (Question)

why are ionic crystals non-conductors when solid but conduct when molten or in solution

Back (Answer)

• ions are free to move around in solution or molten but fixed when solid and can’t move freely

#23
Front (Question)

why are ionic crystals hard but brittle

Back (Answer)

• a force can move the ions and produce contact between like charges causing them to repel (break)

#24
Front (Question)

why do ionic crystals often dissolve in water

Back (Answer)

ions become surround by the water molecules and pull apart the positive and negative ions in the crystal lattice through electrostatic attraction