Comment on the change in the structure & bonding in the oxide of the element in the period btw Na and Cl?
oxides:Na2O2, MgO, Al2O3, SiO2, P4O10, SO2, Cl2O
Answer:
The structures go through giant ionic, giant molecular (SiO2) to simple molecular.
The properties start out basic, go though amphoteric (Al2O3) and end up acidic, whic points to a change in bonding across the period from ionic to covalent.
Na2O2, MgO and Al2O3 lattice and ionic
SiO2 lattice , diamond structure covalent
P4O10 Discrete tetrahedral molecules.
SO2 and Cl2O Discrete Angular molecules
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