Winter Vacation Home Task Class: C1 Name: ........................
(Atomic structure, Chemical Bonding)
Q.(1)
Q.(2)
(b) Phosphorous forms simple molecules with a formula P4.
Explain, using ideas about structure and bonding, why phosphorous has low melting point.
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(c) Explain why phosphorous does not conduct electricity.
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(f) Phosphorous reacts with sodium to form a compound called, sodium phosphide.
Draw a ‘dot and cross’ diagram to show the bonding in sodium phosphide.
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Q.(3) Solid sodium chloride and magnesium oxide have the same lattice structure and bonding.
This is the structure of sodium chloride. J-13/22
(a) Explain why both solids have high melting points.
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(b) Suggest why melting point of magnesium oxide is much higher than sodium chloride.
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Q.(4)
The table shows the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in seven different particles.
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Q.(5)
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(h) Silicon(IV)oxide is a covalent compound.
Part of the structure of silicon (IV) oxide is shown below.
Q.(6) Draw dot and cross diagrams showing covalent bonding in the following molecules.
(Draw the valence shells only) [4]
C2H4 , N2
