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A Level CHEMISTRY
Revision Test
Topic 2: Bonding & Structure

Time: 30 mins
Date Mark Grade/Effort

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Follow up questions and corrections

Q1. Sodium chloride is ionically bonded. What is meant by the term ionic bond?
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Q2. Which of the following oxides would be expected to have the strongest ionic bonds?

   A    Na2O

   B    MgO

   C    CaO

   D    K2O

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Q3. Which of the following ions has the largest ionic radius?

   A    F−

   B    Mg2+

   C    Na+

   D    O2−

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Q4. A drop of concentrated nickel(II) sulfate solution, which is green, is placed on moist filter paper on a
microscope slide and the ends of the slide are connected to a 24 V DC power supply. After ten minutes,

   A      a blue colour has moved towards the negative terminal and a yellow colour towards the
                positive terminal.

   B      a blue colour has moved towards the positive terminal and a yellow colour towards the
                negative terminal.

   C      a green colour has moved towards the negative terminal but there is no other visible change.

   D      a green colour has moved towards the positive terminal but there is no other visible change.

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Q5. Complete the table, using a tick ( ) if the substance conducts electricity or a cross ( ) if the substance
does not conduct electricity.
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Q6. Which of these electron density maps best represents the bonding in the compound lithium iodide, LiI?

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Q7. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity and usually have high melting temperatures and
boiling temperatures.

(a) Describe the bonding in a metal.

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(b) Explain why the melting temperature of magnesium (650 °C) is much higher than that of sodium (98 °C).
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Q8. 
(a)  Define the term covalent bond.
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(b)  Complete the diagram below for the N2O molecule using dots or crosses to represent
electrons. Just show all of the outer shell electrons.
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Q9. Which of these bond angles is the smallest?

   A     HNH in NH3

   B     HCH in CH4

   C     HOH in H2O

   D     OCO in CO2

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Q10. The bond angles in hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, are similar to those in a water molecule. Suggest a
bond angle for hydrogen peroxide and reasons for your value.
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Q11. Which of the following statements about electronegativity is true?

   A    Non-metals have lower electronegativity than metals.

   B    Electronegativity decreases across a period in the Periodic Table.

   C    Electronegativity decreases going down a group in the Periodic Table.

   D    The bonds between atoms with equal electronegativity are always weak.

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Q12. In which series of compounds does the covalent character increase, going from left to right?

   A    NaCl, MgCl2, AlCl3, SiCl4

   B    SiO2, Al2O3, MgO, Na2O

   C    LiI, NaI, KI, RbI

   D    KI, KBr, KCl, KF

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Q13. A charged rod is held beside a stream of liquid coming from a burette. Which of the following liquids
would NOT be significantly deflected?

   A    H2O

   B    CCl4

   C    C2H5OH

   D    C2H5Br

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Q14. Which intermolecular forces exist between molecules of ethoxyethane?

   A     Instantaneous dipole − induced dipole only

   B     Permanent dipole − permanent dipole only

   C     Instantaneous dipole − induced dipole and hydrogen bonds

   D     Instantaneous dipole − induced dipole and permanent dipole – permanent dipole

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Q15. The boiling temperatures of fluorine and two of its compounds are given below.

Explain why the values of the boiling temperatures for Cl2, CH3Cl and HCl do not follow the same trend as
F2, CH3F and HF.
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Q16.  Propanone, CH3COCH3, is a useful solvent for cleaning glassware in laboratories.

  Why is propanone able to dissolve a wide range of substances?
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Q17. Fullerenes, graphite and diamond are all forms of carbon. Fullerenes dissolve in petrol, but diamond
and graphite do not. This is because

   A    the bonds between the carbon atoms in fullerenes are weaker than in diamond or graphite.

   B    diamond and graphite are giant structures but fullerenes are molecular.

   C    there are delocalized electrons in diamond and graphite but not in fullerenes.

   D    there are covalent bonds in diamond and graphite, but not in fullerenes.

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Markscheme (Topic 2 Test)
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Q2. B
Q3. D
Q4. C
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Q6. A
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Q9. C
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Q11. C
Q12. A
Q13. B
Q14. D
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Q17. B