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FORM 3 IONIC AND METALLIC BONDING WORKSHEET TERM 3 WEEK 1 APRIL 20th-24th 2020

MCQ Questions - Highlight the correct letter on this question paper.

1. Which ion has the most shells that contain electrons?

a. Al3+
b. Be2+
8. The table shows information about particles X and Y.
c. N3-
d. S2-    number of number of  electronic
protons neutrons structure
2. Which electron arrangement is that of a metallic
 X  9  10  2, 8
element?
a. 2, 1  Y  17  20  2, 8, 8
b. 2, 4
c. 2, 5
d. 2, 7 Which statement is correct for both X and Y?
a. they are atoms of metals
3. Metals have positive ions in a 'sea of electrons'. b. they are atoms of noble gases
Which metal atom provides most electrons for the sea? c. they are isotopes of the same element
a. aluminium d. they are negative ions
b. magnesium
c. sodium 9. Which substance could be sodium chloride?
d. zinc
 substance  melting conduction  conduction of
4. Element X has an electronic structure 2.8.8.1. point/oC of electricity electricity
Element Y has an electronic structure 2.8.6. when liquid when in
What is made when X and Y react? aqueous
      Type of compound         Formula solution
a.           covalent                     X2Y
 a  -114  none  none
b.           covalent                     XY2
c.           ionic                           X2Y  b  -114  none  good
d.           ionic                           XY2
 c  180  none  insoluble
5. Elements X and Y react to form an ionic compound of
formula XY. What could be the proton (atomic) numbers  d  808  good  good
of X and Y?

  X  Y 10. Chemical bonding involves the rearrangement of 

 a 3 8
a. molecules
 b 6 8
b. atoms
 c 8 16 c. electrons
 d 12 16 d. ions

6. In which set do the three particles each have the 11. How does a magnesium atom form a bond with an
same total number of electrons? oxygen atom?

 a Cl- Br- I- a. by giving one pair of electrons to the oxygen atom

 b F- Ne Na+ b. by sharing one pair of electrons, provided by the
 c K+ Ca2+ Br- magnesium atom
 d Li+ Na+ K+
c. by sharing two pairs of electrons, both pairs provided
by the oxygen atom
7. An ion X+ has 23 nucleons and 10 electrons. What
does the nucleus of the ion X+ contain? d. by sharing two pairs of electrons, each atom donating
one pair of electrons
   protons neutrons
14. Substance X has a melting point higher than 500ºC.
 a 12 11
It is insoluble both in water and in organic solvents. It
 b 11 12 conducts electricity both when solid and when molten.
 c 10 13 What could X be?
 d 9 14
a. copper
b. magnesium oxide
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c. poly(ethene)
d. silica

Structured Questions – Type/write your responses under each question in black ink.
1. Use the information in the table below to answer the following questions

 Substance Conducts  Melting Dissolves in

electricity when point/oc water
solid

 sodium  no  808  yes

chloride

 sulphur  no  113  no

 tungsten  yes  3377  no

 wax  no  35-50  no

 aluminium  yes  660  no

a(i). Name two metals from the table

a(ii). How can you tell from the table that the substances you have chosen in (i) are metals?

b. How can you tell from the table that wax is a mixture?

c(i). Name a compound from the table.

c(ii). Explain the meaning of the word compound.

d. Describe how the arrangement and movement of particles in aluminium change as the temperature
rises from 659oC to 661oC

2. The table shows the atomic structure of six particles, represented by the letters L to Q. The particles
are atoms or ions. The letters are not the symbols of the elements.

 Particle Electrons Protons Neutrons

 L  6  6  6

 M  2  2  2

 N  12  12  12

 O  10  12  12

 P  6  6 8

 Q  10  13  14

Use the letters L to Q to answer the following questions.

a. Which 2 particles are ions?

b. Which particle is an atom of a noble gas?

c. Which 2 particles are an atom and an ion of the same element?

d. Which 2 particles are isotopes of the same element?

e. Which particle has the highest atomic mass?

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3. Sodium is stored under oil because it rapidly oxidises to form sodium oxide, Na2O.
Draw a dot-and-cross diagram to show the bonding in sodium oxide. (Only need to show outer shell
electrons)