EDUBBA, MAMBAKKAM

WORKSHEET NO-3
NAME: GRADE: 9
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY TOPIC: Chemical Bonding
1 Diamond and silicon(IV) oxide both have giant structures.
Which statements are correct?
1 Both substances are compounds.
2 There are strong covalent bonds in diamond.
3 Silicon(IV) oxide is bonded ionically.
4 Both substances have very high melting points.

A 1 and 2 B 2 and 3 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 4

2 Caesium, Cs, is an element in Group I of the Periodic Table.

When caesium reacts it forms a positive ion, Cs+.
How is a caesium ion formed?

A A caesium atom gains a proton.

B A caesium atom gains an electron.
C A caesium atom loses an electron.
D A caesium atom shares an electron.

3 The structure of copper is described as a lattice of positive ions in a ‘sea of electrons’.

Which statements are correct?
1 Copper has a high melting point because of the strong electrostatic attraction
between the positive ions and the ‘sea of electrons’.
2 Copper is malleable because the layers of atoms in the lattice can slide over each
other.
3 Copper atoms can be oxidised to form copper ions by losing electrons.

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

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4 The molecular structure of hydrazine, N2H4, is shown.

Which description of the bonding in hydrazine is not correct?

A Each nitrogen atom has a non-bonding pair of electrons.

B Each nitrogen atom has four bonding pairs of electrons.
C Each nitrogen atom shares one of its electrons with a nitrogen atom.
D Each nitrogen atom shares two of its electrons with hydrogen atoms.

5 Carbon dioxide and silicon(IV) oxide are oxides of Group IV elements.

(a) Complete the following table. [4]

(b) (i) Name the type of bonds that exist between the atoms in silicon(IV) oxide.

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(ii) Explain why silicon(IV) oxide has a very high melting point.

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(iii) Explain, in terms of attractive forces between particles, why carbon dioxide has a very low
melting point.

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(iv) Explain, in terms of particles, why carbon dioxide is a non-conductor of electricity.

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6 The Periodic Table is a method of classifying elements.

(a) Identify the element which is in Group VI and Period 4.

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(b) Calcium is in Group II and chlorine is in Group VII of the Periodic Table.
Explain, in terms of number of outer shell electrons and electron transfer, how calcium atoms
and chlorine atoms form ions. Give the formulae of the ions formed.

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(c) Complete the dot-and-cross diagram to show the electron arrangement in a molecule of
PCl 3.
Show outer electrons only. [3]

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(d) Tetrafluoromethane and lead(II) fluoride are fluorides of Group IV elements. Some
properties of tetrafluoromethane and lead(II) fluoride are shown in the table.

(i) What is the formula of lead(II) fluoride?

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(ii) What type of bonding is present between the atoms in tetrafluoromethane?

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(iii) What type of structure does solid lead(II) fluoride have?

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(iv) Explain, in terms of attractive forces between particles, why lead(II) fluoride has a much
higher melting point than tetrafluoromethane.
In your answer refer to the types of attractive forces between particles and their relative
strengths.

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(e) Magnesium reacts with sulfur to form the ionic compound magnesium sulfide, MgS.
The diagrams show the electronic structures of atoms of magnesium and sulfur.

(i) Complete the diagrams to show the electronic structures of the ions in magnesium sulfide.
Show the charges on the ions.