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training on 26 march 2009
Question | Answer |
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chlorine has a low bpt | VAN DER WAALS FORCES OR INTERMOLECULAR FORCES ARE WEAK. LITTLE ENERGY NEEDED TO OVERCOME FORCES. |
IONIC compounds have HIGH mpts | ELECTROSTATIC FORCES OF ATTRACTION BTW OPPOSITELY CHARGED IONS ARE VERY STRONG. HUGE AMOUNT OF ENERGY TO BREAK BONDS. |
METALS ARE GOOD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS. | THE VALENCE ELECTRONS OF THE METAL ATOMS ARE DELOCALISED. THESE DELOCALISED ELECTRONS ARE MOBILE AND MOVE FREELY BETWEEN THE POSITIVE METAL IONS. |
GRAPHITE IS SOFT | THE VAN DER WAALS FORCES BTW THE LAYERS OF CARBON ATOMS ARE WEAK. THEY CAN SLIDE EASILY OVER ONE ANOTHER. |
DIAMOND DOES NOT CONDUCT ECITY | EACH CARBON ATOM USES UP ALL ITS 4 VALENCE ELECTRONS FOR BONDING WITH OTHER CARBON ATOMS. SO NO FREE ELECTRON REMAINING TO CONNDUCT CURRENT. |