Chemical composition
Covalent bonds
Covalent bonds have characteristic geometry
Polar covalent bonds Electronegativity. Fluorine-4.0 Polar O-H (dipole moment)
The making and breaking of bonds
The energy released in the formation of Non-Covalent bond is only 1-5 KCal, much less than bond energies of single C-C bonds (83 Kcal/mol)
Because the average kinetic energy of molecules at RT is~0.6 Kcal/mol, many molecules have enough energy to break the Non-Covalent bonds
These bonds are therefore referred to as interactions
In some compounds, the bonded atoms are so different in electronegativity that the bonding electrons are never shared - NaCI
Ionic bonds (or interactions) results from the attraction of a positively charged ion-a cation - for a negatively charged ion - an anion
Crystals of salts such as Na+ Cl- do have very regular structures because that is the energetically most favorable way of packing together positive and negative ions. The force that stabilizes ionic crystals is called the lattice energy
In aqueous solutions, simple lons of biological significance, such as Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, and Cl-, do not exist as free, isolated entities Instead, each is surrounded by a stable, tightly heid shell of water molecules
Salts like Na+ Cl- dissolve in water because the energy of hydration is greater than the lattice energy that stabilizes the crystal structure
In contrast, certain salts, such as [Ca3(PO4)2], are virtually insoluble in water; the large charges on the Ca2+ and PO43- ions generate a formidable lattice energy that is greater than the energy of hydration
Properties