Crystals

Shapes Orbitals Transition metals Aliphatic Aromatic

 

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Crystals and forces between molecules

Diamond (CPJE)

Graphite  (CPJE)

Graphite (RM - 21.08.03)

NEW Graphite (VHS - 13.09.08)

Phosphorus and sulphur molecules (CPJE - 26.01.02)

NEW Phosphorus and sulphur molecules (MT - 15.08.08)

Sulphur allotropes (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Solid iodine crystal structure (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Unit cell of ice (CPJE)

Metal lattice "marbles in a box" (CPJE)

Metal lattice in 3D (KP - 3.3.02)

Metal lattice, showing ions and electrons (MT - 12.04.02)

Sodium chloride "ball and stick" (CPJE)

Sodium chloride, space-filling (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Sodium chloride in 3D and colour (KP - 27.02.02)

Caesium chloride; one unit cell and two interlocking (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Two water molecules, hydrogen bonded together (CPJE)

Origin of van der Waal's forces between two molecules (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Dipole-dipole forces (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Diagram showing polar nature of water (CPJE - 02.02.02)

Melting of an ionic compound (KP 22.02.02)

Zeolites (MT - 6.2.06)

Carbon allotropes (MT - 6.2.06)

Aluminium, showing protective aluminium oxide layer (MT - 27.11.07)

Diagram explaining the arrangement in a body-centred cubic crystal (MT - 27.12.07)

Diagram showing hexagonal arrangement of water molecules as a result of hydrogen-bonding at the water surface (MT - 23.3.08)

Periodic Table showing Positions of ionic and covalent Period 3 chlorides (MT - 30.6.08)

Van Arkel triangle showing parameters for metallic/covalent/ionic bonding (MT - 30.6.08)

 

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Shapes and bond formation

Aluminium chloride, showing bi-tetrahedral dimer (CPJE)

Methane, showing relationship with tetrahedron (CPJE)

Ammonia, showing "tetrahedral" and pyramidal shape (CPJE)

Beryllium chloride, showing linear shape (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Beryllium chloride, showing covalent character (Fajan's rules) (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Boron trichloride, showing trigonal planar structure (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Phosphorus(V) fluoride, showing relationship with trigonal bipyramid (CPJE)

Sulphur(IV) fluoride, showing trigonal bipyramid (CPJE)

Sulphur(VI) fluoride, showing relationship with octahedron (CPJE)

Sulphur dioxide (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Several molecules, showing bond angles (MT - 14.01.2)

Carbon dioxide, including "xo" diagram (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Sodium chloride "xo" diagram, showing formation of ions (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Magnesium chloride "xo" diagram, showing formation of ions (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Nitrate ion, showing "xo" and shape (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Octahedral shape (MT - 12.04.02)

Octahedral complex, emphasizing lone pair interactions (MT - 10.02.03)

Square planar complex, emphasizing lone pair interactions (MT - 10.02.03)

Tetrahedral complex, emphasizing lone pair interactions (MT - 10.02.03)

Dot cross diagram of chlorine molecule (MT - 2.3.03)

Water molecules, showing the two planes of symmetry, contrasted with the plane around which it is asymmetrical (YS - 27.10.04)

Planes of symmetry in methane, showing resulting cancelling polarities (YS - 28.10.04)

Planes of symmetry for difluoromethane (YS - 2.11.04)

Planes of symmetry for propanone (YS - 2.11.04)

"Dot/cross" diagrams showing HCl reacting with water (CPJE - 27.10.07)

VSEPR shapes of molecules (MT - 22.07.08)

NEW Phosphorus oxides (MT - 7.9.08)

 

 

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Orbitals

Electronic structure (atom, showing shells) (MT - 20.01.02)

Maximum number of electrons in each shell (GCSE level) (MT - 02.05.02)

Electron shells related to Periodic Table (MT - 02.05.02)

s orbital, showing radial distribution of electron density (CPJE - 26.01.02)

1 p orbital (CPJE)

3 orthogonal p orbitals (CPJE)

1 d orbital (CPJE)

Full set of 3d orbitals (MT - 12.04.02)

Hydrogen molecule, showing overlap of s orbitals (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Aufbau principle (MT - 25.07.02)

Hydrogen isotopes (KP - 25.07.02)

Atomic radii in Periodic Table (MT - 12.11.02)

Fluorine atom (RM - 19.08.03)

NEW Comparison of sizes of atoms and ions in Period 3 (MT - 21.07.08)

 

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Transition metals

Hexaammine cobalt(III) ion (3-D) (CPJE)

Tetrachlorocobaltate ion (3-D) (CPJE)

Cobalt complexes with ammonia and ethane-1,2-diamine (en) (CPJE)

Various transition metal complexes (MT -12.04.02)

Composition of brass (MT - 17.03.06)

Reactions of copper(II) ions (complex formation) (MT - 17.03.06)

 

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Aliphatic

Alkanes (MT - 21.01.02)

Alkenes (MT - 20.01.02)

Methane, showing "xo" bonds (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Ethene, showing "xo" bonds (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Ethene, showing orbitals (3-D) (CPJE)

Ethene showing orbitals in exaggerated 3-D! (CPJE)

Ethene, from the side (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Ethyne, also in exaggerated 3-D (CPJE)

Isomers of butane (CPJE)

Monomers (MT - 20.01.02)

Various ways of showing formation of polyethene (In colour) (KP - 3.3.02)

Primary, secondary and tertiary alcohol structures (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Relative strength of van der Waals forces for alkanes (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Naming alkenes (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Cyclohexane (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Ethene (space-filling) (KP - 25.7.02)

Structural formula for ethanol (CPJE - 16.02.03)

Structural formula for propan-1-ol (CPJE - 16.02.03)

Glucose (MT - 2.3.03)

Galactose (MT - 2.3.03)

Citric acid (MT - 2.3.03)

Glyceraldehyde, showing L and D forms (MT - 2.3.03)

Comparison of structures of ethanol and methoxymethane (CPJE - 24.01.06)

Primary alcohols (MT - 6.2.06)

NEW Methane structural formula (CPJE - 30.07.08)

NEW Ethene and propene structural formulae (CPJE - 30.07.08)

NEW Ethene, showing "equilateral triangles" (CPJE - 30.07.08)

NEW Ethanoic acid structural formula (CPJE - 30.07.08)

 

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Aromatic

Kekule benzene, showing the possibility of 4 di-substituted isomers (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Hess's law cycle, demonstrating that the first addition to benzene is endothermic (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Enthalpy change of hydrogenation for cyclic ene, diene and "triene" (CPJE - 20.01.02)

Benzene as resonance hybrid of Kekule structures (CPJE - 20.01.02)

aromatics examples of aromatic molecules (benzene, naphthalene etc.) (RP)

Phenol, showing reason for increased susceptibility to electrophilic attack (MT - 22.01.2)

Phenylamine, showing N lone pair taking part in delocalisation (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Phenylethanone, showing C=O taking part in delocalisation (CPJE - 26.01.02)

Two chiral molecules (MT - 6.9.05)

 

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