O Level Cambridge (CIE) Chemistry 13 mins 13 questions

Multiple Choice Questions

2.6 Giant Covalent

Structures
Diamond, Graphite & Silicon (IV) Oxide

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Easy Questions
1 The structures of two solids X and Y are shown below.

What are the correct uses of these structures?

X Y

A industrial lubricating glass cutters

B industrial lubricating industrial lubricating

C glass cutters industrial lubricating

D glass cutters glass cutters

(1 mark)

2 Graphite is used extensively as a lubricating material. It is also used in pencils and in the
manufacture of electrodes for electrolysis.

Which row describes how graphite can be used in electrolysis?

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 property use

A delocalised electrons conducts electricity

B delocalised electrons acts as an insulator

C low melting point acts as an insulator

D low melting point conducts electricity

(1 mark)

3 Graphite is used to produce electrodes due to its ability to conduct electricity.

What other property does graphite have that makes it useful for this application?

A. Graphite is an unreactive substance and doesn’t react with the electrolyte.

B. Graphite is soft and easy to shape into electrodes.
C. Graphite has a low melting point due to the weak forces in between the layers.
D. Graphite dissolves readily in water.
(1 mark)

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Medium Questions
1 Which of the following statements about graphite and diamond are incorrect?

1 They are allotropes of carbon.

2 They both conduct electricity.

3 They form different numbers of bonds within their structures.

4 They have different uses.

A. 2 and 3
B. 2 only
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 2 and 4
(1 mark)

2 Which statement correctly describes the structure of macromolecules?

A. Giant molecular crystal which is held together by weak intermolecular forces.

B. Giant molecular crystal which is held together by strong ionic bonds.
C. Giant molecular crystal which is held together by weak metallic bonds.
D. Giant molecular crystal which is held together by strong covalent bonds.
(1 mark)

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3 Which statement about graphite and diamond is not correct?

A. Graphite is a good lubricant due to the weak forces in between the layers.
B. Diamond is used as a drill tip because it is an extremely hard substance.
C. Graphite has a low melting point due to the weak forces in between the layers.
D. Diamond is an allotrope of carbon.
(1 mark)

4 The following statements describe the structure and properties of silicon(IV) oxide.

1. Giant covalent structure held together by many strong covalent bonds.

2. It is a very hard substance.

Which of the following is correct for statements 1 and 2?

A. Statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is incorrect.

B. Both statements are incorrect.
C. Both are correct and statement 1 explains statement 2.
D. Both are correct and statement 2 explains statement 1.
(1 mark)

5 Statements 1, 2 and 3 are about diamond and graphite.

1 They have atoms that form three equally strong bonds

2 They each conduct electricity

3 They are both formed from the same element

Which statements are incorrect?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3
D. 1 and 2

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 (1 mark)

6 The diagrams show the structures of two solids, P and Q.

Which row is correct?

has covalent bonding conducts electricity

A P only P only

B P only Q only

C both P and Q P only

D both P and Q Q only

(1 mark)

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Hard Questions
1 Which statement correctly describes the arrangement of atoms in silicon dioxide?

A. Each silicon atom is bonded to two oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is bonded
to one silicon atom.

B. Each silicon atom is bonded to four oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is bonded
to two silicon atoms.

C. Each silicon atom is bonded to four oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is bonded
to four silicon atoms.

D. Each silicon atom is bonded to two oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is bonded
to four silicon atoms.
(1 mark)

2 Which of the following statements about silicon(IV) dioxide and diamond are correct?

1 Silicon(IV) dioxide forms a giant ionic lattice structure.

2 They are both compounds.

3 They both have very high melting points.

4 There are strong covalent bonds in silicon(IV) dioxide.

A. 1 and 3
B. 1 only 2
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 3 and 4
(1 mark)

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3 Which row correctly describes the use of graphite and silicon(IV) dioxide?

graphite silicon(IV) dioxide

A electrodes production of plastics

B electrolyte production of glass

C electrolyte production of plastics

D electrodes production of glass

(1 mark)

4 Which row provides a correct description of the structure and properties of silicon(IV)
oxide?

forms an acidic oxide has a giant structure conducts electricity

A ✓ ✓ ×

B ✓ × ✓

C × ✓ ×

D × × ✓

(1 mark)

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