chemical bonding test help Flashcards
What is the state of a molecule left to the melting point?
Solid
What is the state of a molecule right to the melting point?
liquid
What is the state of a molecule right to the boiling point point?
gas
Describe the Sodium Chloride structure
Giant Ionic lattice
Describe the Sodium Chloride Bonding
Electrostatic force between Na+ and Cl-
Why does Iodine have a low melting point
the weak intermolecular force between simple molecules which need little energy to break
Is this Covalent or Ionic
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Covalent
Describe and explain the Melting of a Giant Metallic substance. 3
High MPT
Stri=ong electrostatic force of attraction between positive metal Ions and delocalised electrons
Which needs a lot of energy to break
Describe the Giant Ionic substance’s Melting point.
3
HMP
Because of a strong electrostatic force between the positively charged metal and negatively changed non-metal
Which requires a lot of force to break