Beaconhouse School System

Southern Region
Gulistan-e-Jauhar Campus
Extra Support Worksheet

Class: ----- Section: ______ Subject: Chemistry 5070

Name: _________________________ Topic: Bonding and Structure

Date: _______________________

Q.1: State two structural similarities and two structural differences between diamond and graphite
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Q.2: The structures of two ionic lattices are shown below.

(a) Explain why solid sodium chloride will not conduct electricity but molten sodium chloride will.
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(b)Explain why magnesium oxide has a very high melting point.
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(c) Suggest why the melting point of magnesium oxide is much higher than that of sodium chloride.
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(d) Draw Dot and Cross diagram of following compounds. . You only need to draw the outer (valence)
electrons.

i) Magnesium Oxide

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ii) Lithium Chloride

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iii) Potassium fluoride.

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Q.4: Draw dot and cross structures of carbon dioxide and carbon tetrabromide to show the covalent

bonding

i) Carbon dioxide

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ii) Carbon tetrabromide

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iii)Chlorine molecule

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iv)Water Molecule
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Q.5: (a) Draw a labelled diagram of aluminum metal to show metallic bonding.

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(b)Why metals are good conductors of heat and electricity?

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(c)Why metals have high melting and boiling points?

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(d)Why metals are malleable and ductile?

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