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HWA CHONG INSTITUTION

INTEGRATED PROGRAMME
SECONDARY 2 Science
Topic: Chemical Bonding Assignment
Name: ___________________________ [

Class: Sec ______

Date: ____________

Section A: MCQ

Answer all questions in the table below.


Q

10

A
1. The symbol of a certain particle is Cu2+. This indicates that the particle has
A
B
C
D
2.

lost two protons.


lost two electrons.
gained two protons.
gained two neutrons.

In the manufacture of sulfuric acid, sulfur dioxide gas and air are passed through a catalyst V 2 O 5
which helps to increase the rate of reaction.
What is the charge of vanadium in this compound V 2 O 5 ?
A
B
C
D

2+
3+
5+
10+

3. Which one of the following atoms, A, B, C or D, would readily form an ion with a charge of 1+?

A
B
C
D

4.

Mass Number
12
16
23
31

Atomic Number
6
8
11
15

Element P has an electronic configuration of 2. 8. 6. Element R has an electronic configuration of 2.


8. 8. 1. What is likely to form if P and R are combined?
A
B
C
D

ionic compound RP
ionic compound R 2 P
covalent compound RP
covalent compound R 6 P 6

5. Which of the following pairs of elements can combine to form an ionic compound?
A
B
C
D

carbon and chlorine


fluorine and sodium
hydrogen and oxygen
oxygen and carbon

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6. The table shows the electronic configuration of four elements.


Element Electronic Configuration
W
2.6
X
2.8
Y
2.8.1
Z
2.8.7
Which of the following pair of atoms can combine to form a covalent compound?
A
B
C
D

two atoms of W
two atoms of X
an atom of Y and an atom of Z
an atom of W and an atom of X

7. The following gives data about 4 substances. Which substance could be an ionic compound?
Compound

Melting Point /
C
- 73
32
474
805

A
B
C
D

Electrical Conductivity in aqueous


solution
Good
Poor
Poor
Good

8. Which substance contains covalent bonds, but also conducts electricity?


A
B

Steel
Brass

C
D

Iodine
Graphite

9. How many pairs of electrons are shared in the covalent bonding of a methane molecule (CH 4 )?
A
B

2
4

C
D

6
8

10. Four substances have the following electrical properties.


Substance
W
X
Y
Z

Property
does not conduct under any conditions
conducts only in aqueous solution
conducts in both molten and solid states
conducts in both molten and aqueous
states

What are these four substances?

A
B
C
D

W
HCl
Pb
S
S

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X
S
HCl
HCl
NaCl

Y
NaCl
NaCl
Pb
HCl

Z
Pb
S
NaCl
Pb

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Section B: Structured Questions

1) The melting points of the following substances are given below.


Substance
Melting point / oC
Cu

1085

MgO

2852

Graphite

3550

SO 2

72

F2

219

a) Explain, using bonding and structure, why magnesium oxide has a high melting point.

Magnesium oxide has ionic bonding and giant ionic structure.


A large amount of energy is required to overcome the strong
electrostatic forces of attraction between the magnesium cations and
oxide anions
b) Explain, using bonding and structure, why fluorine has a low melting point.

Fluorine has covalent bonding and simple molecular structure

Not a lot of energy is required to overcome the weak van der Waals
forces between the discrete fluorine molecules.
c) Explain, using bonding and structure, why sulfur dioxide has a higher melting point than fluorine

Both sulfur dioxide and fluorine have covalent bonding and simple
molecular structure.
However, sulfur dioxide has a larger number of electrons than
fluorine. More energy is required to overcome the stronger van der
Waals forces between the discrete sulfur dioxide molecules.

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c) Explain, using bonding and structure, whether magnesium oxide will conduct electricity.

Magnesium oxide has ionic bonding and a giant ionic structure.


In the solid state, magnesium oxide does not conduct electricity.
The magnesium ions and oxide ions are held in fixed positions
by strong electrostatic forces of attraction. There are no mobile ions
to act as mobile charge carriers to conduct electricity.
In the molten state, the mobile magnesium ions and oxide ions act as
mobile charge carriers to conduct electricity.
(note: I forgot to indicate in the question that magnesium oxide is insoluble in water)
d) Explain, using bonding and structure, whether sulfur dioxide will conduct electricity.

Sulfur dioxide has covalent bonding and simple molecular structure.


Sulfur dioxide do not conduct electricity in any states as there are no
delocalised electrons or mobile ions to act as mobile charge carriers to
conduct electricity
2) Elements Q, R, S are elements found in the periodic table. They are not the actual chemical symbols for
the elements
Element R reacts with element Q to form a compound of formula R 2 Q.
Element S reacts with element Q to form a compound of formula SQ 2 .
Some of the physical properties of the 3 compounds are given below:

Physical state
Boiling Point
Electrical conductivity
under any conditions.
Solubility in water

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R2Q

SQ 2

Solid

Gas

High

Low

Unknown

No

Yes

Unknown

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a) Identify the type of bonding and structure found in the 2 compounds

Bonding

R2Q
Ionic Bonding

Structure

Giant Ionic Structure

SQ 2
Covalent Bonding

Simple molecular
structure
b) Given that: 1) Element R is in the same period of the periodic table as element Q and S.
2) There are 2 filled electron shells in an atom of R.
Identify Q, R, S and the above 2 compounds.
Q
R
S
R2Q
SQ 2

oxygen
Lithium
Carbon
Lithium oxide
Carbon dioxide

c) Explain using their identities from part (b), why compound R 2 Q has a much higher melting point than
compound SQ 2 .

Lithium oxide has ionic bonding and a giant ionic structure, while
carbon dioxide has covalent bonding and simple molecular structure
More energy is needed to overcome the stronger electrostatic forces
of attraction between the lithium cations and oxide anions, as compared
to lesser energy needed to overcome the weaker van der Waals
forces between the discrete carbon dioxide molecules,

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