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General Chemistry 1
Quarter 2 - Module 2
Chemical Bonding and the Shapes of
Molecules
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General
Chemistry 1
Quarter 2 - Module 2
Chemical Bonding and the Shapes of
Molecules
What I Know...................................................................................................................................................iii
Lesson 1:
Types of Bonding and their Properties........................................................1
What I Need to Know..................................................................................1
What’s New................................................................................................1
What Is It ...................................................................................................2
What’s More : ….........................................................................................3
What I Have Learned:.................................................................................4
What I Can Do: ….......................................................................................4
Lesson 2:
Lewis Structures and Bond Formation .......................................................5
What’s In.....................................................................................................5
What’s New................................................................................................5
What Is It ...................................................................................................6
What’s More A …........................................................................................11
What’s More B:...........................................................................................11
What I Have Learned..................................................................................12
What’s I Can Do.........................................................................................12
Lesson 3:
Molecular Geometry and Polarity ....................................................................13
What’s In.....................................................................................................13
What’s New................................................................................................13
What Is It ...................................................................................................14
What’s More A …........................................................................................18
What’s More B:...........................................................................................18
What I Have Learned..................................................................................19
What’s I Can Do.........................................................................................19
Summary...................................................................................................................................... 20
Assessment: (Post-Test)............................................................................................................ 21
Key to Answers............................................................................................................................ 22
References................................................................................................................................... 26
Module 2
When you look at everything around you and what it is made of you, you will
understand that atoms seldom exist on their own just as humans cannot survive
alone. More often, the things around us are made up of different atoms that have
been bonded together. The bonding of atoms or molecules is one of the most
essential processes in chemistry because it permits all sorts of different molecules
and combinations of atoms to form, which then make up matters in the world we live
in.
In this module, we examine the relationship between the electronic structure
of atoms and the type of chemical bonds they form. Moreover, the role of chemical
bonds and lone pairs on the geometry and polarity of a molecule is discussed.
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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises
diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.
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What I Know
5. If there are four (4) electron pairs around the central atom of a molecule, these
electron pairs are in a _________________arrangement.
A. linear C. tetrahedral
B. trigonal planar D. octahedral
6. A list of non-metals is given below. Which elements can exceed the octet rule?
S C Cl O
A. O C. F
B. C D. S
7. Which of the following represents a non-polar covalent bond?
A. H-O C. C-C
B. C-N D. Li-F
8. What type of bond does NO2 forms?
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Types of Bonding and their
Properties
Atoms usually interact with other atoms or group of atoms. They might be
connected by strong bonds and formed into molecules or crystals, or they might also
form temporary, weak bonds with other atoms. These bonds hold molecules together
and are essential to the chemistry of our bodies and to the existence of life itself. In
this lesson, we examine the models of chemical bonding and their properties, and
how they influence the behavior of the substances around us.
What’s New
Activity 1: Crossword Puzzle
Directions: Complete the crossword puzzle below
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What Is It
Why do atoms bond at all? The answer is that atoms are trying to reach the
most stable or lowest-energy state that they can. Usually, atoms become more
stable when their orbital of the outermost energy level or valence shell is filled with
electrons, satisfying the octet rule. If atoms don’t have this arrangement, they reach
it by gaining, losing, or sharing electrons via chemical bonds. In chemical bonding,
only valence electrons, electrons located in valence shell of the element, are
involved.
Types of Bonding
1. Ionic Bond
An ionic bond is formed when metals on the left side (Group 1(A) and Group
2(A) of the periodic table and nonmetals on the right side (except noble gases, group
8A) interact. This type of interaction is observed between atoms with large
differences in their tendencies to lose or gain electrons and is achieved via electron
transfer. Once the electrons have been transferred to the non-metal, both the metal
and the non-metal become ions. The metal becomes positively charged and the
nonmetal becomes negatively charged. An ionic compound is formed when the two
oppositely charged ions attract each other. For instance, positively charged sodium
ions and negatively charged chloride ions attract each other to make sodium
chloride, or table salt.
Ionic compounds tend to have higher melting and boiling points. They are
hard and brittle and conduct electricity when dissolved in water. Some common ionic
compounds are magnesium bromide (MgBr2), magnesium oxide (MgO), and
potassium bromide (KBr).
Compounds formed through covalent bonding are brittle solid, have relatively
low melting and boiling points, and are poor conductor of heat and electricity.
Several covalent compounds have high vapor pressure, which makes them volatile
and good as fuels. Propane, methane and gasoline are all covalent compounds that
readily undergo combustion, producing energy as a bi-product. Water and almost all
the biomolecules that govern the chemistry in our body are formed through covalent
bonds.
What’s More
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What Have I Learned
What I Can Do
Activity 4: Sketch it!
Direction: On a short bond paper, draw a real-life scenario or situation in which the
concept of ionic or covalent bonding is demonstrated or applied. Below your
illustration, write at least five sentences describing your output and explaining how
the situation is related to the concept of the type of chemical bond you chose. For
example, you choose the concept of covalent bonding and you will draw a scene
where two puppies are sharing a piece of bone and explain why the scenario is
demonstrating the concept of covalent bonding.
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Lewis Structures and Bond
Formation
What’s In
What’s New
1.To what group in the periodic table do the elements listed in the table belong?
2. Why are these elements called the noble gases? What is their common
characteristic?
3. Why are light bulbs filled with argon gas rather than oxygen gas?
4. How many valence electrons do noble gases have? Draw the Lewis dot symbol of
the noble gas Xe.
5. Can we relate the number of valence electrons with the stability of the element?
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What Is It
Valence electrons of an atom are better represented with Lewis dot symbols.
From the previous module, the number of valence electrons of a main block element
is usually equivalent to its group number. For instance, Carbon is a Group 4(a)
element, thus it has 4 valence electrons. The number of valence electrons of
Fluorine is 7 because it is in Group7(a). Magnesium has 2 valence electrons
because it belongs to Group2(a).
Lewis dot symbol is very useful when learning about chemical bonding, and
chemical reactions. It consists of the symbol of an element and one dot for each
valence electron in an atom of the element. The dots are placed on the four sides of
the symbol—top, bottom, left, and right—and each side can accommodate up to two
electrons. The choice on which sides to place two electrons rather one electron is
arbitrary since all four sides are equivalent. It is recommended that we spread out
the dots as much as possible. In general, we cannot write simple Lewis dot symbols
for the transition metals, lanthanides, and actinides because they all have
incompletely filled inner shells.
The octet rule refers to the tendency of atoms to gain, lose or share electrons
to have eight electrons in the valence shell or attain the same number of electrons as
the noble gas nearest to them in the periodic table. Noble gases are known as stable
elements as evidenced by their general lack of reactivity. All the noble gases except
Helium have eight valence electrons, that is why many atoms undergoing reactions
end up with eight valence electrons.
Octet rules does not generally apply to the d or f electrons. Only the s and p
electrons are involved in the octet rule, making it useful for the main group elements
(elements not in the transition metal or inner-transition metal blocks). Main group
elements have an octet which corresponds to an electron configuration ending with
s2p6. However, there are some exceptions to the octet rule: boron and aluminum
readily form compounds in which they have six valence electrons, rather than the
usual eight predicted by the octet rule. Sulfur, phosphorus, silicon, and chlorine are
common examples of elements that form an expanded octet or form compounds in
which they have more than 8 valence electrons. Moreover, in some cases, having an
odd number of electrons in a molecule guarantees that it does not follow the octet
rule.
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For instance, table salt or NaCl is the result of Na + ions and Cl- ions bonding
together in an ionic bond. If sodium metal and chlorine gas react under the right
conditions, they will form salt. Since sodium is a metal, it loses an electron, becomes
positively charged and the chlorine gains that electron and becomes negatively
charged. The resulting salt is mostly unreactive — it is stable. It will not undergo any
explosive reactions, unlike the sodium and chlorine that it is made of. (Note that each
line that connects two atoms represents two bonded electrons.)
Referring to the octet rule, sodium has one valence electron, so giving it up
would result in the same electron configuration as neon. Chlorine has seven valence
electrons, so if it takes one it will have eight (an octet) and achieve an electron
configuration as argon. It is also important to consider that atoms are more stable
when they have smaller charge or no charge at all.
In general, the product of ionic bond formation of the metals and non-metals in the
representative block is:
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2e- 2e-
Figure 5. Covalent bond formation of H2
Several atoms form multiple bonds to satisfy the octet. If two atoms share two
pairs of electrons, the covalent bond is called a double bond. This type of bond is
much stronger and shorter than single bonds. Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is one of the
compounds where double bonds are found.
A triple bond arises when two atoms share three pairs of electrons, as in the
nitrogen molecule (N2). This type of bond is much stronger and shorter than single
and double bonds.
For the non-metallic elements (Families 4A, 5A, 6A, and 7A), they can accept
a complementary number of shared bonds to reach the octet state. Family 4A can
share 4 covalent bonds (4 + 4 = 8), whereas Families 5A, 6A, and 7A can share 3, 2,
and 1 covalent bond(s), respectively, to achieve the octet state. Usually, the formula
of their product is equal to the exchange of the individual number of lacking electrons
they need to reach octet. As for the reaction of carbon and chlorine, carbon needs 4
more electrons while chlorine needs one more electron to satisfy the octet, hence
CCl4.
Lewis structures are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a
molecule, and the unbonded electrons that may exist in the molecule. A Lewis
structure can be drawn for any covalently-bonded molecule. Lines are drawn
between electrons that are bonded to one another. Excess electrons that are not
bonded or lone pairs are represented as pair of dots and are placed next to the
atoms on which they reside. According to Brown, these procedures should be
followed when writing Lewis structures:
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Note that the central atom is the least electronegative atom in the molecule.
Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract toward itself the electrons. It
increases from left to right across a period and decreases down a group. Moreover,
check the formal charge of each atom. It is imperative to remember that atoms are
more stable when they have lesser charge or no charge at all. Negative formal
charges should be assigned to more electronegative atoms. The overall formal
charges of the atoms being bonded should be equal to the overall charge of the
compound.
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Example: Lewis structure of phosphorus trichloride or PCl 3
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What’s More (A)
Lewis dot
Charge of each
Lewis dot symbol of
Type of ion after electron
Atoms symbol of each ion if Formula of the
Bond transfer if ionic
involved each atom ionic bond is Product
bond is formed
formed
Na+
Na, Cl ionic Na+ Cl- NaCl
covalen Not
C, I Not applicable CI4
t applicable
Mg, Cl
Ca, F
Na, O
Ca, N
S, Cl
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What I Have Learned
What I Can Do
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Lesson Molecular Geometry and
3 Polarity
What’s In
What’s New
3. Octahedral (3D)
5. Seesaw (3D) 13
What Is It
VSEPR focuses not only on electron pairs, but it also focusses on electron
groups. An electron group can be an electron pair, a lone pair, a single unpaired
electron, a double bond or a triple bond on the central atom. The actual determinants
of molecular shape are classified into two groups: the electron-group and the
molecular geometry. Electron-group geometry is determined by the number of
electron groups or the number of atoms bonded to the central atom. Molecular
geometry, on the other hand, depends on not only on the number of electron groups
or the number of atoms bonded to the central atom, but also on the number of lone
pairs or unbonded pair of electrons on the central atom. When the electron groups
are all bond pairs, they are termed just like the electron-group geometry.
For this lesson, we will adopt the following notation: A denotes to the central
atom and X refers to another atom bonded to it. If there are lone pairs or unbonded
pair of electrons attached to the central atom, this is indicated by the letter E. Hence,
AX3E2 means that A has three atoms of X bonded to it and A also has two lone pairs
of electrons. To picture the three-dimensional shape of a molecule, black wedges
are used to represent chemical bonds coming toward you, while dashed lines are for
bonds that extend back behind the surface. Solid lines or “sticks” are used for the
backbone of the chemical structure and for chemical bonds on the same plane.
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Table 1. Summary of molecular geometry
Pyramidal
Tetrahedral
Trigonal
Bent
Seesaw
T-shape
Linear
bipyramidal
Seesaw
Trigonal
Square Pyramid
Square Planar
Octahedral
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Predicting Molecular Geometry
1.
2.
3..
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Molecular Polarity
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What’s More (A)
CH4
NH3
SF4
XeOF4
SF6
__________4. A molecule in which its central atom has 2 lone pairs and 3 bonding
pairs of electrons has a T-shape molecular geometry.
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What I Have Learned
1. VSEPR theory specifies “valence shell” electrons. Explain why these are
the most critical electrons for determining molecular shape?
2. Avogadro does not “waste” his time drawing a Lewis structure before
determining the shape of PF3. He thinks that the shape of PF3 must be trigonal
planar because there are three fluorine atoms bonded to the central
phosphorus atom.
b. Was Avogadro’s answer for the shape of a PF3 molecule correct? Explain
3. Draw the Lewis structure of ozone, O3. Describe why ozone has a bent shape
instead of a linear shape.
What I Can Do
Activity 4: Building Molecular Models
Directions: Research about the structure and create a molecular model of any of the
compounds listed below. You may use any materials you wish (wood, Styrofoam,
clay/playdough, paper balls, toothpicks, etc.). Your model should display the correct
bond angles for your molecular shape. You should distinguish between different
types of atoms in your molecule. The sizes of the balls in your model should
correspond to the relative sizes of the atoms. For example, if you have 3 H atoms
and one N atom, the N should be larger than the 3 H’s and the 3 H’s should all be of
equal size. Multiple bonds should also be specified (e.g. double bonds should be
represented by two toothpicks or sticks attached to two atoms). Lone pairs may be
disregarded. You may also want to use different colors for different atoms and label
them. BE CREATIVE! Submit your output with your name and section to your subject
teacher.
Watch the video in this link for you to have an idea for the task:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd2_US4k_AU
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SUMMARY
Atoms form bonds because they are trying to reach the most stable or lowest-energy
state that they can. In chemical bonding, only valence electrons, electrons located in
valence shell of the element, are involved.
An ionic bond is formed when metals on the left side (Group 1(A) and Group 2(A) of
the periodic table and nonmetals on the right side (except noble gases, group 8A)
interact.
Covalent bonds are formed when atoms reach stability by sharing electrons (rather
than fully gaining or losing them).
These bonds mostly occur between nonmetals or between two of the same (or
similar) elements. One, two, or three pairs of electrons may be shared between
atoms, resulting in single, double, or triple bonds, respectively. The more electrons
that are shared between two atoms, the shorter and stronger their bond will be.
Lewis dot symbol is very useful when learning about chemical bonding, and chemical
reactions. It consists of the symbol of an element and one dot for each valence
electron in an atom of the element.
Valence electrons of an atom are better represented with Lewis dot symbols. From
the previous module, the number of valence electrons of a main block element is
usually equivalent to its group number.
The octet rule refers to the tendency of atoms to gain, lose or share electrons to have
eight electrons in the valence shell or attain the same number of electrons as the
noble gas nearest to them in the periodic table.
Lewis structures are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule,
and the unbonded electrons that may exist in the molecule.
Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract toward itself the electrons. It
increases from left to right across a period and decreases down a group.
Molecular geometry relates to the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a
molecule. The size and shape of a molecule of a substance, together with the
strength and polarity of its bonds, affect the physical and chemical properties of
molecules and play an important role in their interactions especially in the life-
sustaining processes in cells.
The approach in predicting molecular geometry is called the Valence Shell Electron
Pair Repulsion Theory (VSEPR).
Electron-group geometry is determined by the number of electron groups or the
number of atoms bonded to the central atom. Molecular geometry, on the other hand,
depends on not only on the number of electron groups or the number of atoms
bonded to the central atom, but also on the number of lone pairs or unbonded pair of
electrons on the central atom.
Polarity is a physical property of compounds which relates other physical properties
such as solubility, boiling and melting points and intermolecular interactions between
molecules.
Molecules whose atoms have equal or nearly equal electronegativities are nonpolar.
A molecule with polar bonds, but the molecular geometry is symmetrical allowing the
bond dipoles to cancel each other out like in the molecule C02 is also nonpolar.
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Assessment: (Post-Test)
Multiple Choice. Answer the questions that follow. Choose the best answer
among the given choices for each item.
3. In ammonia, the tetrahedral shape gets distorted because of the lone pair and becomes
__________.
A. trigonal pyramidal C. linear
B. T-shaped D. bent
4. The number of lone pairs of electrons around the central oxygen atom in In the Lewis
structure of the OF2 molecule is:
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
5. Which one of the formulas for ionic compounds below is incorrect?
A. SrCl2 C. Al3P2
B. AlCl3 D. Cs2S
6. Write the singly bonded Lewis dot structure for BF3. Which of the following statements
best describes this structure?
7. Which of the following elements can only form one bond in a Lewis structure?
A. N C. C
B. O D. H
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Key to Answers
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Key to Answers
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Key to Answers
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References