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4 Metallic bonding
4.4.1 Describe metallic bond as the electrostatic attraction between a lattice of positive ions surrounded by delocalized valence electrons. 4.4.2 Explain the electrical conductivity and malleability of metals
Students
should appreciate the economic importance of these properties and the impact that the large-scale production of iron and other metals has made on the world.
Metallic bond
Occurs between atoms with low electronegativities Metal atoms pack close together in 3-D, like oranges in a box. Close-packed lattice formation
Many metals have an unfilled outer orbital In an effort to be energy stable, their outer electrons become delocalised amongst all atoms No electron belongs to one atom They move around throughout the piece of metal. Metallic bonds are not ions, but nuclei with moving electrons
Physical Properties
Conductivity Delocalised electrons are free to move so when a potential difference is applied they can carry the current along Mobile electrons also mean they can transfer heat well Their interaction with light makes them shiny (lustre)
Malleability
The electrons are attracted the nuclei and are moving around constantly. The layers of the metal atoms can easily slide past each other without the need to break the bonds in the metal Gold is extremely malleable that 1 gram can be hammered into a sheet that is only 230 atoms thick (70 nm)
Melting points
Related to the energy required to deform (MP) or break (BP) the metallic bond BP requires the cations and its electrons to break away from the others so BP are very high. The greater the amount of valence electrons, the stronger the metallic bond. Gallium can melt in your hand at 29.8 oC, but it boils at 2400 oC!
Alloys
Alloying one metal with other metal(s) or non metal(s) often enhances its properties
Steel
is stronger than pure iron because the carbon prevents the delocalised electrons to move so readily. If too much carbon is added then the metal is brittle.
They are generally less malleable and ductile Some alloys are made by melting and mixing two or more metals
Bronze Steel =
Economic importance
Iron is found by certain percentages in minerals, such as iron oxides like of magnetite (Fe3O4), hematite (Fe2O3), and many others. Hematite- up to 66% pure could be put in a blast furnace directly for the production of iron metal 98% of iron production is destined for making steel
China, then Japan, then Korea are the worlds largest consumer's of iron
Exercise:
MP
An impurity disrupts the regular lattice that its particle adopts in the solid state, so it weakens the bonding.
They
always LOWER melting points Its often used to check purity of a known molecular covalent compound because its MP will be off, proving its contamination
How would this ideal heat curve look different if the substance was contaminated?
Volatility
A qualitative measure of how readily a liquid or solid is vaporised upon heating or evaporation
It
is a measure of the tendency of molecules and atoms to escape from a liquid or a solid. Relationship between vapour pressure and temperature (B.P)
Mostly dealing with liquids to gas, however can occur from solid directly to gas (dry ice). The weaker the intermolecular bonds, the more volatile
Conductivity
Generally molecules have poor solubility in polar solvents like water, but if they do dissolve they do not for ions There are no charged particles to carry the electrical charge across the solution. Example: sugar dissolves in water
C12H22O11(s) C12H22O11(aq)
It takes energy to break the bonds between the C12H22O11 molecules in sucrose crystal structure. It also takes energy to break the hydrogen bonds in water so that one of these sucrose molecules can fit into solution. In order for sugar to dissolve, there must be a greater release of energy when the dissolution occurs than when the breaking of bonds occur.
Ionic compounds
The energy needed to break the ionic bond must be less than the energy that is released when ions interact with water. The intermolecular ion-dipole force is stronger than the electrostatic ionic bond Breaks up the compound into its ions in solution.
Soluble salt in water breaks up as NaCl (s) Na+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/essentialchemis try/flash/molvie1.swf
Ionic compounds
Held together by strong 3-d electrostatic forces. They are solid at room temperature and pressure If one layer moves a fraction, the ions charges are off and now repulsion occurs. This is the reason they are strong, yet brittle.
Molten or dissolved ionic compounds conduct electricity Insoluble in most solvents, yet H2O is polar and attracts both the + and ions from salts
Molecular covalent Ex: CO2, alcohols, I2 Usually soft, malleable Low MP (<200oC) Does not conduct More soluble in nonaqueous solvents, unless they can hbond
States of matter
Physical state depends on intermolecular forces The weaker the attraction, the more likely its a gas, while stronger attractions indicate solid.
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/bonding/metall ic.html
Metallic
bonding review
http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicrev iew/bp/ch18/soluble.php
Solubility
review
http://wwwcsi.unian.it/educa/inglese/kevindb.html
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