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1
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When does ionic bonding happen?

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When a metal reacts with a non metal - oppositely charges particles

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What is ionic bonding?

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When the electron is transferred

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What is the compound between a metal and non metal called?

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An ionic compound

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What are the properties of metals?

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  • They conduct electricity
  • They conduct heat
  • They are malleable and ductile
  • They have high melting and boiling points
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5
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What energy keeps ionic bonds together?

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Electrostatic force of attraction

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What is covalent bonding?

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Sharing electrons

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Are covalent or ionic bonds stronger?

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Ionic

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What does covalent bonding involve?

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Two non metals

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9
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Do covalent bonds have high or low melting points?

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Low

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10
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How are metals structured?

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A lattice of atoms and a sea of free electrons

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What do thermochromic things control?

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Temperature

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What do photochromic things change?

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Light

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What can hydrogels do?

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Absorb water

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14
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How big are nano particles?

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1x10(-9)m

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15
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What properties does silver/silver nitrate have?

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Antibacterial properties

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How reactive are alkanes?

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What are the properties of an ionic compound?

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  • A three dimensional lattice structure (giant ionic structure)
  • A high melting point
  • They conduct electricity when molten or dissolved in water
  • They’re brittle
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18
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How are ions in a sodium chloride crystal arranged?

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In a cubic lattice - each ion is surrounded by six nearest neighbors of opposite charge

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What kind of compound is water?

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A covalent compound

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20
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Do covalent bonds conduct electricity?

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Nein

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21
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How strong is the energy within a covalent bond?

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Within the bond it is very strong but the molecules attract each other weakly, so they have low boiling points

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What melting points do giant covalent compounds have?

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High ones as atoms are held together by very strong covalent bonds

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23
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Give two examples of giant covalent structures

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Diamond and graphite

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24
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What are diamond and graphite made out of?

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Carbón

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What are carbon atoms in diamond connected to?

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Four other carbon atoms, meaning that it’s a three dimensional lattice based on a tetrahedral unit cell

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What is graphite made of?

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Layers of carbon atoms in hexagonal rings - bind between layers are quite weak and allow layers to slide over one and other

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27
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What are the properties of diamonds?

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Transparent, an electrical insulator, very high melting point (3500 degrees) very hard

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What are the qualities of graphite?

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Grey/black shiny solid, very soft (lubricant) also pencils, conducts electricity, high melting point (3600)

29
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Can graphite cells conduct electricity across layers?

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No

30
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What are fullerenes?

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Allotropes of carbon made up of balls or tubes or carbon atoms

31
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What are the properties of carbon nanotubes?

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They’re very stiff and strong and have higher electrical conductivity than copper - and in a tube 10000 times thinner than a human hair

32
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How are carbon nanotubes formed?

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When graphite layers form and then roll up into tubes rather than being deposited in layers

33
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What melting point do carbon nanotubes have?

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A very high one

34
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How conductive are carbon nanotubes?

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Very

35
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What are buckyballs?

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A giant molecule of 60 carbon atoms in the shape of a ball

36
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What do buckyballs fit together to form?

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A transparent yellow solid called fullerite

37
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What properties do buckyballs have?

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Similar ones to nanotubes

38
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What is an advantage of buckyballs compared to nanotubes?

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They can trap other molecules and therefore carry drugs to specific sites in the body

39
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What is graphene?

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One layer of a graphite molecule

40
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What are the qualities of graphene?

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  • The thinnest material known to man
  • The lightest material known to man
  • 100-300 times stronger than steel
  • The best conductor of heat at room temperature and the best conductor of electricity known
41
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Why are nano particles more useful than normal particles?

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Because they have a much larger surface area for their size than other particles

42
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Why is the size of a silver nano particle particularly useful?

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Because it can enter a living cell

43
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Why are some people anxious about nano particles?

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Because some people don’t know their long term effects

44
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What is titanium dioxide?

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A white solid used in house paint and coating some chocolates

45
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How small are titanium nano-particles

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So small that they are invisible

46
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Why is titanium dioxide used in sun-cream?

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Because it’s invisible but can block harmful ultraviolet light

47
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What do we have to do to titanium dioxide in suncream?

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Coat it in something so it isn’t absorbed into the skin

48
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Is titanium dioxide harmful?

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Not obviously, but some people think we don’t know enough yet

49
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Define smart materials

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Materials with properties that change reversibly with a change in their surroundings

50
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What are most thermometric materials based on?

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Liquid crystal technology

51
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What is liquid crystal technology also used in?

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Flat screen televisions

52
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How do liquid crystals work?

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At a specific temperature they re-orientate to produce a change in colour and then go back when the temperature changes

53
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What are thermochromic pigments used in?

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Mugs than change colour with heat etc.

54
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What do photochromic pigments contain?

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Special organic molecules that change colour when exposed to light or ultraviolet light

55
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What does light do to photochromic pigments?

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It breaks a bond in the molecules, which then rearranges itself. It can return to its original form after

56
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What are photochromic pigments used in?

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Photochromic lenses in glasses which allow normal glasses to become sunglasses

57
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What are shape-memory polymers?

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Plastics which can regain their shape when they’re heated and then re-cooled

58
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What is the property in shape-memory molecules called?

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Shape retention

59
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What are shape memory polymers used for in industry?

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In the building industry for window frame sealing and manufacturing gum shields

60
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What are the future applications of shape-memory polymers

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Plastic car bodies from which a dent could be removed by heating

61
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What’s the difference between a shape-memory polymer and shape-memory alloy?

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The polymer is made of plastic and alloy of metal

62
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What are the remarkable properties of some shape-memory alloys (nickel/titanium alloys, known as NiTi)

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  • Pseudo elasticity (they appear to be plastic)

- Shape retention

63
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What are the possible uses of shape-memory alloys?

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Deformable spectacle frames, and surgical plates for joining bone fractures

64
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What are hydrogels?

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Polymer gels that absorb or expel water and swell and shrink up to 1000 times their volume due to changes in pH or temperature

65
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How are hydrogels structured?

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They are cross-linked to polymers that enable water and some other liquids to be absorbed within the structure, making it swell

66
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What do the applications of hydrogels (polymer gels) include?

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Artificial muscles, granules added to house plant compost to retain water, filling for nappies

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