Igcse Chemistry 5ed TR End of Chapter Test 3

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CAMBRIDGE IGCSE™ CHEMISTRY: END-OF-CHAPTER 3 TEST

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End-of-chapter 3 test
1 Use the letters A, B, C, D or E to answer the following questions.
Each letter may be used once, more than once or not at all.
Br− KF Mg− Na+ O2

Which symbol shows a covalently bonded compound?


___________________________________________________________________________ [1]
Which symbol shows an ion found in magnesium bromide?
___________________________________________________________________________ [1]
Which two symbols combine to form an ionic compound?
___________________ and ___________________ [2]
[Total: 4]

2 Potassium and chlorine form an ionic compound.


The electronic configurations of the ions in the compound are the same.
Draw a dot-and-cross diagram of each ion.

[2]
What has happened to the atoms of potassium and chlorine to form these two ions?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ [2]
Potassium chloride has a high melting point. Explain why this is.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ [2]
[Total: 6]

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CAMBRIDGE IGCSE™ CHEMISTRY: END-OF-CHAPTER 3 TEST

3 Ammonia, NH3, has a very low melting point.


Draw a dot-and-cross diagram to show the bonding in a molecule of ammonia.

[2]
Explain why the boiling point of ammonia is very low.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ [2]
[Total: 4]
4 Carbon, magnesium and sodium chloride all exist as giant structures. Each has a different
type of chemical bonding and each will conduct electricity.
What type of bonding does each substance have?
carbon __________________________________________________________________ [1]
magnesium ______________________________________________________________ [1]
sodium chloride __________________________________________________________ [1]
Under what conditions does sodium chloride conduct electricity? Explain your answer.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ [3]
Explain why solid carbon can, sometimes, conduct electricity.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ [2]
Magnesium can be bent and hammered into shape. Carbon and sodium chloride are brittle.
Explain, by referring to its bonding, why magnesium behaves like this.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ [3]
[Total: 11]
[Test total: 25]

END OF TEST

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