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AQA A Level Chemistry

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What type of bonding exists between metals and non-metals   Ionic bonding  
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What happens to electrons in ionic bonding   They are transferred from metal to non-metal  
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Describe the nature of an ionic bond   The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions  
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Describe the structure of ionic compounds   Giant ionic lattice of positive and negative ions held together by electrostatic forces  
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Explain the melting point of ionic compounds   High melting point because strong electrostatic forces within ionic lattice which require a great deal of energy to break  
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Explain the electrical conductivity of ionic compounds   Conduct when molten or dissolved because ions can move but do not conduct as a solid because ions held in fixed position in lattice  
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Which would you expect to have a higher melting point, NaCl or MgO and why   MgO because ions are double the charge of NaCl so stronger electrostatic forces  
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What is the formula of the ionic compound Aluminium Sulfate   Al2(SO4)3  
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What happens to electrons in covalent bonding   Electrons are shared between non-metal atoms  
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What is the difference between a single and double covalent bond   Single is 2 shared electrons in bond, double is 4 shared electrons  
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Describe the bonding in diamond   Each carbon is bonded to 4 other carbons in a tetrahedral shape  
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Describe the structure of graphite   Layers of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal pattern with weak bonds and delocalised electrons between layers  
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Explain why graphite conducts electricity   Delocalised electrons are free to move and carry charge  
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Explain the hardness of diamond   Atoms are held in fixed positions  
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What is a co-ordinate (dative) bond   Where one atom contributes both electrons in a covalent bond  
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Give an example of a molecule with co-ordinate bonding   NH4+, AlCl3NH3, CO  
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Why do molecules have different shapes?   Electron pairs repel each other as far apart as possible.  
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Which has the greater repulsion effect lone pair of electrons or a covalent bond?   Lone pair  
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What is the bond angle in a linear molecule?   180°  
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What is the bond angle in a trigonal planer molecule?   120°  
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What is the bond angle in a tetrahedral molecule ?   109°  
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What shape molecule has 6 bonding electron pairs eg SF6, and what is the bond angle   Octahedral, 90 degrees  
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What shape molecule has 5 bonding pairs eg. PCl5 and what are the bond angles   Trigonal bipyramidal, 90 degrees and 120 degrees  
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What is the shape and bond angle of CH4. Why   Tetrahedral, 109.5 degree, electron pairs repel each other as far as possible  
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How do lone pairs affect bond angles   Reduce bonding pair bond angles (by approx. 2 degrees per lone pair) as they repel more than bonding pairs  
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What is the shape and bond angle in water. Why   Bent, 104.5 degree, 4 pairs of electrons including 2 lone pairs  
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What is the shape and bond angle in ammonia. Why   Trigonal Pyramidal, 107. degree, 4 pairs of electrons including 1 lone pair  
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What is the shape and bond angle in SiCl62- Why   Octahedral, 90. degree, 6 bonding pairs of electrons 0 lone pairs  
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Why is the is the bond angle in water less than 180°?   Water contains two bonds and two lone pairs. Lone pairs repel further than bonded pairs of electrons.  
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Where in the periodic table are the most electronegative elements   Top right (not including noble gases)  
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Which is the most electronegative element   Fluorine  
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Which of these bonds will have a dipole? H-C or Cl-C   Cl-C  
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What causes molecule to be polar (2 requirements)   significant differences in electronegativity and asymmetrical shape  
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Why is CCl₄ not a polar molecule?   Symmetrical molecule so dipoles cancel out.  
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Define electronegativity   The ability of an atom to attract electron density (the electron pair) in a covalent bond  
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What causes bond polarity   Differences in electronegativity between two atoms bonded together  
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Draw a diagram to show the polarity of water    
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Name the 3 types of intermolecular force in order from weakest to strongest   Van der Waals, dipole-dipole and hydrogen bonding  
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Which type of intermolecular force exists between diatomic molecules   Van der waals only  
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Which types of intermolecular force exist in carbon dioxide   Dipole dipole forces  
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Explain how Van der Waals forces arise   Temporary dipoles because of movement of electrons which induce temporary dipoles in neighbouring molecules  
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Explain how dipole dipole forces arise   Partial positive charge attracting partial negative charge  
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Explain why the boiling point of alkanes increase with increasing chain length   More Van der Waals forces  
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Describe the structure of iodine   Molecular lattice of I2 molecules held tougher by Van der Waals forces  
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What 3 elements could be bonded to hydrogen to give hydrogen bonding   Oxygen, nitrogen or fluorine  
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What is a hydrogen bond?   an electrostatic attraction between a proton in one molecule and an electronegative atom in the other.  
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Draw a diagram of water molecules and show the hydrogen bonding    
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How does hydrogen bonding affect boiling point   Increases boiling point  
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Describe the structure of ice   Regular lattice structure of water molecules held together by hydrogen bonding. Less dense than water  
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Describe the strucutre of metals   Giant metallic lattice of positive metal ions surrounded by delocalised electrons  
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Explain why Mg has a higher melting point than Na   Doubly charged metal ion  
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Explain why metals conduct electricity   Delocalised electrons are free to move and carry charge  
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Explain why metals have high melting points   The delocalised electrons are strongly attracted to the positive metal ions (strong metallic bonds) which requires a lot of energy to overcome  
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