Higher Chemistry Bonding in Elements 2
Channel: Andrew Hay
Date: 16/05/2020

In this video we look at the nature of discrete molecular elements, and include the anomalies with phosphorus and sulphur as well as the existence of fullerenes. [SQA p42-44, 49 Scholar p27-32]
Why are Fluorine and Chlorine gases, Bromine a liquid and Iodine a solid at room temp?  What about Astatine?  We don't talk about Astatine, it's like the really annoying cousin who shows up unexpectedly at family parties and starts arguments.
0:00 Recap and intro
1:04 Discrete Covalent Molecules
3:20 What holds them together?
4:30 Classic SQA trick question
6:19 Problem elements P,S,Cl ?
9:00 A new flavour for C - Fullerenes