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Part 1 index Introduction to chemical bonding index

The basic stuff for all levels of pre-university students

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Advanced UK A/AS level, IB and US grade 11-12 pre-university chemistry

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INDEX of main sections on chemical bonding

Part 0 Why is knowledge of chemical bonding & structure so important?

Part 1 Introduction to chemical bonding - why? how? and patterns

Part 2 Ionic Bonding: compounds and properties

Part 3 Covalent Bonding: small molecules & properties

Part 4 Giant covalent structures and other big molecules

Part 5 Metallic Bonding – structure and properties of metals

Foundation tier (easier) m/c QUIZ on structure, properties & chemical bonding of materials

Higher tier (harder) m/c QUIZ on structure, properties and chemical bonding of materials

Also see the materials science pages

Smart Materials Science (alphabetical index at top of page)

Nanoscience – Nanochemistry (index of pages and keyword index) (overlaps with above)

Extra chemical bonding notes for Advanced Level Chemistry Students ONLY

Part 6. for UK A/AS advanced level, IB, US grade 11-12 K12 AP Honors chemistry courses

6.1 Electronegativity and bond polarity related to type of chemical bonding

6.2 More on ionic structures and ionic bonding

(Working out electron configurations for atoms and ions)

6.3 More on covalent bonding - single, double & triple bond length & strength, dative bonds

6.4 Types of Crystal Structure and their relative physical properties

Shapes of molecules

Introduction - VSEPR theory - lots of inorganic molecule/ion examples

Some other molecules/ions of carbon, nitrogen, sulphur and chlorine

shapes and bond angles of organic molecules

Intermolecular forces - intermolecular bonding

Introduction to the types of intermolecular forces/bonding operating between covalent molecules

Detailed comparative discussion of boiling points of 8 organic molecule from different homologous series

Boiling point plots for six organic homologous series, comparisons - explaining their trends and differences

Case studies of boiling points related to intermolecular forces for a variety of inorganic and organic compounds

Evidence & theory for hydrogen bonding in a variety of covalent hydrides

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Foundation tier (easier) multiple choice quiz on Structure, Properties and Chemical Bonding of Materials
Higher tier (harder) multiple choice quiz on Structure, Properties and Chemical Bonding of Materials
- Word-fill quiz "Metal Structure and Ionic Compounds"
- Word-fill quiz "The Structure and Uses of different forms of carbon"
- Word-fill quiz "Simple Covalent Molecular Substances"
- Word-fill quiz "Molecular modelling and bonding diagrams of covalent molecules"
Atomic Structure notes & diagrams including electron arrangements
Models and properties of Gases, Liquids and Solids
A brief survey–summary of the Periodic Table including electronic structure and formula patterns
How to work out formula of ionic or covalent compounds without going through some demanding electronic thinking is described in the valency section on the Elements, Compounds and Mixtures page and it is followed by a section on naming compounds.

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New bonds formed! Poetry in motion!

Lots of energy released when metals like magnesium bond with oxygen!

Ionic Bonding Poem – a snippet of chemical poetry

(anon Y11 student, Whitby Community College, Oct 31st 2002)

How do I long for a full outer shell!

being chlorine having seven, is a horrid hell

but my name is sodium and I have one spare!

I want to lose it, can we not share?

No? for are we not a perfect match

chuck it to me, I promise to catch

then we can live our separate ways

and live with full shells to the end of our days!

and so our tale comes to an end

as positive and negative we shall remain friends

Granddaughter Baby Niamh at nearly 6 months – first experiment in molecular modelling?
No teething dribbling on the structure please! The greatest chemistry of all – the chemistry of life!
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