Igcse Chemistry 5ed TR End of Chapter Test 3
Igcse Chemistry 5ed TR End of Chapter Test 3
Igcse Chemistry 5ed TR End of Chapter Test 3
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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
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What has happened to the atoms of potassium and chlorine to form these two ions?
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Potassium chloride has a high melting point. Explain why this is.
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[Total: 6]
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Explain why the boiling point of ammonia is very low.
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[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.
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Explain why solid carbon can, sometimes, conduct electricity.
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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.
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[Total: 11]
[Test total: 25]
END OF TEST