In biological organisms, the most prevalent elements include hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, sulfur, and chlorine. These elements participate in forming various chemical bonds, which can be broadly categorized into ionic, covalent, and metallic.
DIPOLE DIPOLE INTERACTIONS These are strong interactions that occur between polar covalent molecules. They are due to the attraction of the +atoms of one molecule to the - atoms of another molecule
IONIC COMPOUUNDS ARE OFTEN SALTS/ CRYSTALS
CATION IS POSITIVLY
ANION IS NEGATIVLY CHARGED
IONS
Cl2
WATER H2O
AMMONIA NH3
Methane CH4
Hydrogen H2
EXAMPLE Na and Cl
ATOMS HAVE FULL CHARGE
ATOMS HAVE PARTIAL CHARGE
ATOMS HAVE NO CHARGE
POLAR Two atoms with DIFFERENT electronegativity values share electrons unequally -POLAR COVALENT
NONPOLAR Two atoms with SIMILAR electronegativity values share electrons equally -NONPOLAR COVALENT
The closer the two atoms in their ENs, the more equal their sharing of electrons
Atoms with higher electronegativity values - greater attraction for electrons
Pauling scale and Mulliken scale
ELECTRONEGATIVITY Measure of the ability of an atom to attract electrons in the context of a chemical bond
VALENCE ELECTRONS
COMPOUND
INTRAMOLECULAR BOND
OCTET RULE:Many representative elements attain at least a share of eight electrons in their valence shells when they form compounds.
METALLIC
COVALENT
IONIC
3 MAYOR TYPES OF BONDING
THE MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENTS FOUND IN ORGANISMS ARE H, C, N, O, Na, Mg, P, S, Cl