Lewis theory ionic bonds

Lewis Theory An Overview—Lewis symbol represents the valence electrons of an atom by using dots placed around the chemical symbol. A Lewis structure is a combination of Lewis symbols used to represent chemical bonding. Normally, all the electrons in a Lewis structure are paired, and each atom in the structure acquires an octet—that is, there are eight electrons in the valence shell. In Lewis theory, chemical bonds are classified as ionic bonds, which are formed by electron transfer between atoms, or covalent bonds, which are formed by electrons shared between atoms. Most bonds, however, have partial ionic and partial covalent characteristics. 

Chapter 1 discusses classical models up to and including Lewis s covalent bond model and Kossell s ionic bond model. It reviews ideas that are generally well known and are an important background for understanding later models and theories. Some of these models, particularly the Lewis model, are still in use today, and to appreciate later developments, their limitations need to be clearly and fully understood. 

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This chapter provides a substantial introduction to molecular structure by coupling experimental observation with interpretation through simple classical models. Today, the tools of classical bonding theory—covalent bonds, ionic bonds, polar covalent bonds, electronegativity, Lewis electron dot diagrams, and VSEPR Theory—have all been explained by quantum mechanics. It is a matter of taste whether to present the classical theory first and then gain deeper insight from the... 

We have seen how ordinary structural theory enhanced by the Lewis interpretation of the bond and of the distinction of the ionic link permitted a very good representation of a large group of compounds. We have also seen that for another large group the Lewis theory was... 

Lewis no doubt derived some of his ideas from Parson, but then ideas are rarely conceived in a vacuum. A month before Lewis s publication, Walther Kossel of Germany had published a paper that assumed that atoms gained or lost electrons to achieve the same number of electrons as a noble gas atom, but this work was unknown to Lewis while he was preparing his manuscript. And in Lewis s hands the theory did more than explain ions or ionic bond formation. It became a strong rationalization for the nonpolar bond. 

Recall from Chapter 5 that when metals bond with nonmetals, electrons are transferred from the metal to the nonmetal. The metal becomes a cation and the nonmetal becomes an anion. The attraction between the cation and the anion results in an ionic compoxmd. In Lewis theory, we represent this by moving electron dots from the metal to the nonmetal. For example, potassium and chlorine have the Lewis structures ... 

We represent chemical bonding with Lewis theory. In this model, valence electrons are represented as dots surrounding the chemical symbol for the element. Compounds are formed by allowing the electrons to be transferred between atoms (ionic bonding) or shared between atoms (covalent bonding) so that all atoms acquire an octet. 

Explain ionic bonding according to Lewis theory. 

Lewis theory was a pre-quantum theory and based on the simple idea that stable electron structures were those where the atoms could get a noble gas configuration by sharing or transferring electrons. The ideas of covalent and ionic bonds came from this model. Resonance structures were introduced because no unique bonds could be defined for some molecules, for example, benzene and some oxyanions, such as sulfate(vi) and nitrate(v), and were therefore an extension of Lewis ideas to such cases. 

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