Molecules & Covalent Bonding
Recall Bonding between two atoms can either refer to the transfer or sharing of electrons. In an ionic bond, the electrons transfer from the metal to the non-metal. Today we will look at the sharing of electrons: covalent bonding.
Molecular Compounds A molecule is a combination of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds. Occurs between two or more non-metal atoms. The shared electrons belong to both atoms creating a full valence shell. The force of attraction for these mutual electrons holds the atoms together.
Nomenclature Naming molecular compounds is done in three steps: 1. Write the left-most atom first 2. Change the suffix of the right-most atom to “-ide”. 3. Apply appropriate prefixes where necessary.
Common Prefixes Prefix # of atoms Mono-1 Di-2 Tri-3 Tetra-4 Penta-5 Hexa-6 Hepta-7 Octa-8 Nona-9 Deca-10 *Note: Mono is only used for the second atom in the compound.
Example #1 For the molecular compounds formed by the atoms below i. Draw the Lewis diagrams of the resulting molecule ii. Write the chemical formula iii. Write the chemical name a) H & F HF H F HF Covalent Bond (shared electron pair) ii) HF iii) Hydrogen monofluoride i) b) O & O OO OO OO ii) O 2 iii) Dioxide Note: An example of a diatomic molecule.
c) C & Cl CCl C ii) CCl 4 iii) Carbon tetrachloride
Example #2 Determine the chemical formula for the following molecular compounds. a) Dihydrogen Monoxide b) Carbon Dioxide c) Dicarbon Hexahydride H2OH2OCO 2 C2H6C2H6
Example #3 Determine the chemical name for the following molecular compounds. a) CBr 4 b) S 2 O 5 c) C 3 H 8 Carbon tetrabromide Disulphur pentoxide Tricarbon octahydride
Building Molecular Models On a separate sheet of paper, create the following chart (1 whole page). AtomsSketch Formula & Name Lewis Diagrams H & H O & O C & four H O & two H H & Cl N & three H
Homework P.212 #1-3 Naming Molecular Compounds (web-site)