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  • What type of elements participate in ionic bonding?
    Metal and non-metal
  • What happens to electrons during ionic bonding?
    Electrons are transferred from metal to non-metal
  • What are charged particles created during ionic bonding called?
    ions
  • What type of forces attract oppositely charged ions in ionic bonding?
    Electrostatic forces
  • What is an example of an ionic compound?
    Sodium chloride
  • What ions are formed from sodium and chlorine in sodium chloride?
    Na​+​ and Cl​-​ ions
  • What is the purpose of transferring electrons in ionic bonding?
    To achieve full outer shells
  • What is the formula for sulfate ion?
    SO​4​2-
  • What is the formula for hydroxide ion?
    OH​-
  • What is the formula for nitrate ion?
    NO​3​-
  • What is the formula for carbonate ion?
    CO​3​2-
  • What is the formula for ammonium ion?
    NH​4​+
  • What type of elements form covalent bonds?
    Two non-metals
  • How are electrons involved in covalent bonding?
    Electrons are shared between two outer shells
  • What can multiple electron pairs produce in covalent bonding?
    Multiple covalent bonds
  • How can shared electron pairs be represented?
    Using dot and cross diagrams
  • What is a dative bond?
    When both electrons in a shared pair come from one atom
  • What is an example of dative bonding?
    Ammonia forming ammonium ion
  • How is a dative bond indicated?
    Using an arrow from the lone electron pair
  • How does a dative bond behave after formation?
    It acts as a standard covalent bond
  • What is metallic bonding characterized by?
    A lattice of positively charged ions
  • What surrounds the positively charged ions in metallic bonding?
    A ‘sea’ of delocalised electrons
  • What does the strength of metallic bonding depend on?
    The charge on the positive ion
  • How does the size of ions affect metallic bonding?
    Larger ions produce weaker attraction
  • What are physical properties of substances?
    Boiling point, melting point, solubility, conductivity
  • What influences the physical properties of a substance?
    The type of bonding and crystal structure
  • What are the four main types of crystal structure?
    • Ionic
    • Metallic
    • Simple molecular
    • Macromolecular
  • What is a characteristic of ionic substances regarding melting and boiling points?
    They have high melting and boiling points
  • Why can ionic substances conduct electricity when molten or in solution?
    Because ions are free to move
  • What happens to ionic substances when layers are distorted?
    They break apart into fragments
  • What is a characteristic of metallic substances regarding conductivity?
    They are good conductors
  • Why are metals malleable?
    Layers of positive ions can slide over each other
  • What is the only liquid metal at room temperature?
    Mercury
  • What type of forces hold simple molecular substances together?
    Weak van der Waals forces
  • Why do simple molecular substances have low melting and boiling points?
    Weak forces require little energy to overcome
  • What is an example of a simple molecular substance with high boiling point?
    Water
  • What is a characteristic of macromolecular substances regarding melting points?
    They have very high melting points
  • What structure do macromolecular substances form?
    A giant lattice structure
  • What makes diamond one of the hardest materials?
    Multiple strong covalent bonds
  • How does graphite differ from diamond in structure?
    Graphite has flat sheets of carbon atoms