Grade 9 Chemical Bonding

Practice Worksheet

Physical Properties of Ionic Physical Properties of Covalent Metallic structures

Compounds
• have high melting &
boiling point( strong
electrostatic force of
attraction between
opposite charges large
amount of energy is
required to break these
forces)
• most ionic compounds
are soluble in water
• are bad conductor of
electricity in solid
state(ions cannot move
so the current can’t
flow)
• good conductor of
electricity in molten or
aqueous state (mobile
ions/ions can move so
the current flow)
Compounds (Simple Molecular Physical Properties of Metals
Substances)
 have low melting and  Malleable and
boiling point (weak ductile(malleable
intermolecular forces means they can be bent
between molecules and ductile means they
small amount of energy can be stretched)
is needed to overcome)  Layers of atoms slide
 most are liquid and over each other when
gases at room force is applied.
temperature  High melting and boiling
 bad conductor of point ( strong
electricity(do not electrostatic attraction
contains ions) between positive ions
 Insoluble in water, and negatively charged
mostly soluble in electrons need a lot of
organic solvent energy to break bonds)
 Solid (except mercury)
 Conduct electricity in
solid and molten
( due to free or mobile
electrons)
 Insoluble in all solvents

Q1. Magnesium bromide and sodium oxide are both ionic compounds.

(a) Explain why magnesium bromide has a high melting point.

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(b) Explain why solid sodium oxide does not conduct electricity.
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