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Q1.The structures of four substances, A, B, C and D, are represented in Figure 1.

(a) Use the correct letter, A, B, C or D, to answer each question.

(i) Which substance is a gas?

(1)

(ii) Which substance is a liquid?

(1)

(iii) Which substance is an element?

(1)

(iv) Which substance is made of ions?

(1)

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 (b) Figure 2 shows the bonding in substance C.

(i) What is the formula of substance C?

Draw a ring around the correct answer.

SO2 SO2 S2O

(1)

(ii) Use the correct answer from the box to complete the sentence.

delocalised shared transferred

When a sulfur atom and an oxygen atom bond to produce substance

C,

electrons
are .........................................................................................
(1)

(iii) What is the type of bonding in substance C?

Draw a ring around the correct answer.

covalent ionic metallic

(1)
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Q2.This question is about ethanol. Figure 2 shows the displayed structure of ethanol.

(a) Complete the dot and cross diagram in Figure 3 to show the bonding in
ethanol. Show the outer shell electrons only.

(2)

(b) The names, structures and boiling points of ethanol and two other alcohols
are shown in Table 3.

Table 3

Name Methanol Ethanol Propanol

Structure

Boiling
65 78 97
point in °C

Use your knowledge of structure and bonding to suggest why the boiling
points increase as the number of carbon atoms increases.

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(3)

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Q3 Draw dot and cross diagrams to show the following molecules – you only need to draw
the outer shells.

a ethanol b acetic acid

Q4.

1. Sodium Chloride
2. Lithium Fluoride
3. Magnesium Oxide
4. Magnesium Chloride
5. Potassium Oxide

1. For each of the above write down the formula and draw the electronic configuration
diagrams for each of the ions.
2. The first one has been done for you.

NaCl

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