Atomic Structure

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Atomic Structure
1 What is an Atom? Answer
2 Which Particles are found in the Nucleus? Answer
3 What is the charge on an Electron? Answer
4 What is the charge on a Neutron? Answer
5 Does a Proton have more mass than a Neutron? Answer
6 Does a Proton have more mass than an Electron? Answer
7 What is the Atomic Number? Answer
8 What is an Isotope? Answer
9 What is the maximum number of Electrons in each Shell? Answer


Ionic Bonding
10 How does an Atom become an Ion? Answer
11 Write the Balanced Equation for the reaction between Sodium and Chlorine. Answer
12 Draw a Dot and Cross diagram for the reaction between Sodium and Chlorine. Answer
13 What is an Ionic Bond? Answer
14 What type of Structure do Ionic Compounds form? Answer
15 A metal in group 1 will form what type of Ion? Answer
16 A non-metal in group 7 will form what type of Ion? Answer
17 What is the connection between an Ion and a Noble Gas? Answer
18 What is the name of the Compound made from Lithium and Chlorine? Answer
19 What is the formula of Magnesium Oxide? Answer
20 What is the formula of Aluminium Oxide? Answer
21 Give two Properties of Ionic Compounds? Answer
22 What does the state symbol aq mean? Answer
21 What is the formula of Calcium Carbonate? Answer


Covalent Bonding
22 What does Covalent mean? Answer
23 How many Electrons are there in a Single Covalent Bond? Answer
24 When is a Compound called a Molecule? Answer
25 Draw a Dot and Cross diagram for a Chlorine Molecule. Answer
26 Draw a Dot and Cross diagram for an Ammonia Molecule. Answer
27 Draw a Dot and Cross diagram for a Water Molecule. Answer
28 Are Covalent Bonds Strong or Weak? Answer
29 Do Molecular Substances Conduct Electricity? Answer


Giant Molecules
30 What is a Giant Molecule? Answer
31 Give one Example of a Giant Molecule? Answer
32 What is an Allotrope? Answer
33 Why does Graphite Conduct Electricity? Answer
34 Give two Properties of a Giant Molecule? Answer


Metallic Bonding
35 What type of Structure do Metals Form? Answer
36 What are Free Electrons? Answer
37 Give two Properties of Metals? Answer

 

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