21 Chemistry -- Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Molecules

Define the following terms: a). Electronic theory of valency       b). core electrons         c). Octet rule            d). octet         e). duplet      f). Valency             g).  chemical bond       h). electrovalent bond     i). Ionic crystal       j). electrovalency     k). lattic...

Define the following terms:

a). Electronic theory of valency       b). core electrons         c). Octet rule            d). octet         e). duplet      f). Valency             g).  chemical bond       h). electrovalent bond     i). Ionic crystal       j). electrovalency     k). lattice energy 

a) Electronic theory of valency: It is a theory explaining the combining capacity of an element based on the number of electrons present in the valence (outermost or ultimate) shell of an atom of an element.

b) Core electrons: All the electrons present in other than the ultimate shell of an atom of an element are called core electrons.

c) Octet rule: An octet rule is defined as a general rule according to which elements tend to have eight electrons in their valence shell in order to attain a stable atomic state. 

d) Octet: State of an atom having eight electrons in the valence shell is called octet.

e) Duplet: State of an atom having eight electrons in the valence shell is called duplet.

f) Valency: Combining capacity of an element is defined as valency.

g) Chemical bond: It is the association of an atom of one element with another atom of the same of different element with a release of energy.

h) Electrovalent bond: A bond formed between elements having a great EN difference by transfer of electrons is called electrovalent bond.

i) Ionic crystal: It is a regular arrangement (lattice) of ions to form crystals.

j)  Electrovalency: It is the capacity of an atom to gain or loose electrons to form cation or anion, respectively.

k) Lattice energy: The minimum amount of energy required to break the lattice or regular arrangement in an ionic crystal is defined as lattice energy. Higher the lattice energy, higher is the stability of the bond. 

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