Covalent compounds and Seperation Techniques Flashcards
What happens is covalent bonding
Electrons are shared
Fill in the gap:
When atoms make _________ bonds with 1 or more atoms,they form a ____________
- Covalent
2. Molecule
What are the two types of covalent substances?
- Simple molecular covalent substances
2. Giant molecular covalent substances
Fill in the gap:
In simple molecular covalent substances, the inter-molecular forces between the molecules are very ___.
- Weak
Why don’t simple molecular substances conduct electricity?
There are no ions
Fill in the gap:
A giant molecular covalent substance is similar to an ionic lattice, except that there are ___________ ions
- No charged
Give two examples of a giant covalent substance
1.Diamond
2Graphite
Unlike other giant covalent substances, why can graphite conduct electricity?
- There are spare (delocalised electrons) which are free to move
What is immiscible?
When two liquids cant mix together
What is miscible?
When two liquids can mix together
What can be used to separate to immiscible liquids?
A separating funnel
What can be used to separate miscible liquids?
Fractional distillation