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IGCSE Cambridge (CIE) · Chemistry 20 mins ? 20 questions

Multiple Choice Questions

lons& lonic Bonds

lons &lonicBonds / lonic Bonds &Lattice Structure / Properties of lonic
Compounds

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Easy Questions
ion?
1 What change occurs to an atom when it forms anegative

A. It loses electrons.

B. It gains protons.
C. Itgains electrons.
D. It loses protons.
(1 mark)

2 Lithium and chlorine react together to form lithium chloride. During formation, each
lithium atom....1....one....2....which is completely ....3... to the chlorine atom.

What words correctly fill gaps 1, 2 and 3?

1 2 3

A gains electron shared

B loses electron transferred

C gains proton transferred

D loses proton shared

(1 mark)

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3 Which of the statements describes ionicbonding?
A. Electrostatic attraction between atoms

B. Electrostatic attraction between positively charged particles and delocalised

electrons

C. Electrostaticattraction between oppositely charged ions

D. Electrostaticattraction between the nuclei of two atoms andashared pair of
electrons
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4Extended Only
The structure of an ioniccompound, sodium chloride, is a lattice structure.

Which of the following statements about an ionic lattice structure is not true?

A. There is aregular arrangement of ions in the lattice

B. The layers of ions slide over each other easily in the lattice
C. The ions are arranged with alternating anions and cations
D. Strong electrostatic forces of attraction occur between oppositely charged ions
(1 mark)

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Magnesium is aGroup lIelement and chlorine is a Group Vllelement.
These elements react together to form an ionic compound.

Which row is correct?

 Formula of compound
Mg electron change Mg ion formed

A gain Mg?* Mg,Cl

B gain Mg* MgClz

C lost MgCl;
Mg?*

D lost Mg MgzCl;

(1 mark)
Medium Questions
1 Which element does not form a stable ion with the same electronic configuration as
neon?

A. Magnesium
B. Fluorine

C. Sodium
D. Chlorine
(1 mark)

2 The electronic configuration of an ion was determined to be 2.8.8.

What could the identity of the ion be?

Ca2+

A X

B X

D X X

(1 mark)

3 The table below shows the properties of four substances, VW,X, Yand Z.
 Substance Melting point Boiling point Conducts electricity when

solid liquid

W 3410 5930 yes yes

X 801 1413 no yes

Y 3550 4830 no no

N
-91 98 no no

Use the inforrmation in the table to identify the substance that is an ionic compound.

A. Substance W

B. Substance X

C. Substance Y

D. Substance Z
(1 mark)

4 Calciurn reacts with fluorine to form calcium fluoride

Which staternent describes what happens to calcium atoms in this reaction?

A. Caliurn ions lose electrons to form positive charges.

B. Calciurn atoms gain 3 electrons to form positive ions.

C. Calciurn ions gain 2electrons toforrn positive ions.

D. Calciurn atorms lose 2electrons to formm positive ions.
(1mark)

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Which of the following dot-and-cross diagrarns shows the correct arrangemert of
electrons in lithium sulfide?

¬2

A Li S

¬2

B Li s

72+ 2

C Li S

D Li S s

(1 mark)
Hard Questions
1 loniccompounds are formed when a metal reacts with anonmetal.

Which two elements combine to form this kind of compound?

Element Electronic structure

2.4

R
2.8

2.8.1

T
2.8.7

A.S and T
B.R and S
C.Q and R
D. Q and T

(1 mark)
2 The electronic structures of atoms Xand Yare shown.

Key
electron
X

Xand Ycombine by ionic bonding.

What is the formula of the compound produced?

A. XY
B. X2Y2
C. X2¥4
D. XY
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3 The electronicstructures of atoms X and Y are shown.

X andYcombine by ionicbonding.

What is the formula of the compound produced?

A. X>Y
B. X2Y2
 C. X,Ya
D. XY
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4 lonic compounds are formed when metals react with nonmetals.

Which row correctlydescribes the electron transfer when an ionic bond is formed and
the nature of the bond?

Electron transfer Nature of bond

A Metal to nonmetal Opposite ions attract

B Metal to nonmetal
Opposite ionsrepel

C Metal to metal Same ions repel

D Nonmetal to mnetal
Opposite ions attract

(1 mark)
5 loniccompounds are formed when a metal reacts with a nonmetal.

Which two elements combine to form this kind of compound?

 Element Electronicstructure

2.8.8.1

R 2.8.7

S 2.8.4

T 2.8.8

A. Q and T
B. Q and R
C.Rand S
D.S and T
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6 Potassium and bromine chemically combine to form the compound potassium bromide.

During formation, each bromine atom....1..one electron which is completely ...2...

formed
from the outer shell of the potassium atom. The....3..... force of attraction is
from the attraction between the opposite charges on each ion.

What words correctly fill gaps 1, 2 and 3?

 3
1
2

clectrical
A loses shared

intermolecular
B loses transferred

electrostatic
gains shared

D transferred electrostatic
gains

(1 mark)

7 The table below shows four different substances.

Which substance does the type of bonding shown not match?

Substance Type of bonding present

lonic Covalent Metallic

A Fluorine

B Potassium chloride

C Beryllium

D Sodium bromide

(1 mark)
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structure and properties of that
The bonding present in a substance determines the
substance.

of the structure of an ionic

Which of the following statements is a correct description
compournd?

negative
A. Alattice structure with an irregular arrangement of alternating positive and
0ons

B. Alattice structure with a regular arrangement of alternating positive and negative

ions

C. Arandom structure with a regular arrangement of alternating positive and negative

Ions

D. Arandom structure with an irregular arrangement of alternating positive and

negative ions
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9 Extended Only
The ionic lattice structure of potassium chloride is shown below.

Potassium ion
(K´)

Chloride ion
(CI)

Which of the following statements best describes the bonding and structure of KCh

A. A
small lattice structure held together by electrostatic forces between oppositely
charged ions which act in alldirections.
 electrostatic forces between like charged
B. A small lattice structure held together by
ionswhich act in all directions.
structure heldtogether byelectrostatic forces between oppoSitely
C. A giant lattice
charged ions which act in all directions.
forces between oppositely
D. Agiant lattice structure held together by electrostatic
charged ions which act in one directiononly.
(1 mark)

10 Extended Only
Astudent analysed an ionic compound and acovalent compound using a melting point
apparatus. She found the ionic compound had a much higher melting point than the
covalent compound.

Which statement explains this observation?

A. lonic compounds are formed from metals only.

B. loniCcompounds are formed from nonmetals and nonmetals.
C. There are strong electrostaticforces of attraction in ionic compounds.
D. There are strong intermolecular forces in ionic compounds.
(1 mark)
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IGCSE · Cambridge (CIE) · Chemistry 15 mins ? 15 questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Simple Molecules &

Covalent Bonds
Covalent Bonds / Molecules &Compounds / Properties of Simple Molecular
Compounds

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Easy Questions
1 Which of the following compounds are formed by covalent bonding?

1 Potassium fluoride

2
Propane

3 Carbon dioxide

4 Lithium bromide

A. 2 and 3

B. 2 and 4

C.1,2and 3
D. 1 and4

(1 mark)

2 Which row correctly describes asimple covalent compound?

 low melting point highboiling point

B X

X X

D X

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3 Which statement about bonding is not correct?

A. Covalent bonding involves non metal elements.

B. Covalent bonding involves electronsharing.
C. Covalent bonding involves electron transfer.
D. Covalent bonding does not involve metal elements.
(1 mark)

4 Ammonia is acovalent compound consisting of one nitrogen atom bonded to three

hydrogen atoms.

Which statement is correct for amolecule of ammonia?

A. The number of shared pairs of electrons is five

B. The number of shared pairs of electrons is three

C. There are single covalent bonds between the hydrogen atoms.

D. Each hydrogen atom donates one pair of electrons to the central nitrogen atom.
(1 mark)
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The structure of propane is shown below

electricity?
Whichcorrectly explains why propane can not conduct
of propane
A. There are weak intermolecular forces between molecules
B. Thecovalent bonds in propane are strong
C. There are no free electrons able to move and carry acharge
D. Propane has a low boiling point
(1 mark)
Medium Questions
1 Atoms Pand Qhave electronic structures as shown i the diagram Ihey reat together
to form a covalent compournd.

What is the formula of the compound?

A. P,Q:
B. P;Q
C. PQ2
D. PQA
(1mark)

2 The atom of element Z has 6 electrons in its outer shell. How wouldthis element react?

A. It shares two electrons with four from another atom to form two covalent bonds
B. It shares four electrons with four from another atom to form four covalent bonds
C. It sharesfour electrons with two lromanother atom to form two covalent bonds
D. It shares two electrons with two from another atom toform twocovalent tbonds
(1 mark)
3 CH¡, H,0 and HCl are covalent compounds.

atoms in these compounds do not use all of their outer shell electrons in bonding?
Which

A.Cand
B.Cand H
C.Cl and O

D. Cl and C
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4 Theelectronic configurations of four different atoms are shown below.

Key
(e)= electron
= nucleus

w X Y

Which atoms form covalent compounds?

A. W and X

B. W, X and Y

C. W and Z

D. X, Yand Z
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s Extended Only
Which of the following molecules contains only single covalent bonds?

A. N,
B. F;
C.O
D. CO,
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HardQuestions
1Extended Only
Carbon dioxide is asimple molecular substance in which the molecules are formed by
COvalent bonding between one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms.

Which dotand cross diagram below shows the correct outer shell arrangement of
electrons in a molecule of CO2?

A B

(1 mark)
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Astudent has drawn a dot and cross diagram to represent a molecule of ethene, CzH4,
as shown below.

H H

What is wrong with the students drawing?

atoms is incorrect.
A. The number of electrons shared between the carbon
hydrogen is incorrect.
B. The number of electrons shared between each carbon and
C. There is nothing wrong with the drawing.

D. The total number of electrons shared is incorrect.

(1 mark)

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are shown below.
Dot and cross diagrams for four covalent molecules
 sExten
Acov
5

Which diagram is incorrect?

B
A

H CI
CI CI

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Which statement about methane is correct?

between atoms
A. It has a high melting point due to strong covalent bonds
between the molecules
B. It has alow melting point due to weak cOvalent bonds
between molecules
C. It has a low boiling point due to weak intermolecular forces
intermolecular forces between
D. It has a high boiling point because of strong
molecules
(1 mark)
s Extended Only
Acovalent molecule Mcontains atotal of four
shared electrons.
What is M?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Oxygen
C. Nitrogen
D. Methane
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IGCSE· Cambridge (CIE) · Chemistry 16 mins ? 16 questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Giant Structures
Diamond &Graphite /Silicon(IV) Oxide / Metallic Bonding

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Total Marks /16

 Questions
Easy
shown beloW.
1 The structures of twOsolids X and Y are

What are the correct uses of these structures?

X Y

A industrial lubricating glass cutters

B industrial lubricating industrial lubricating

C glass cutters industrial lubricating

D glass cutters glass cutters

(1 mark)

2 Graphite is used extensively as a lubricating material. It is also used in pencils and in the
manufacture of electrodes for electrolysis.

Which row describes how graphite can be used in electrolysis?

 use
property

delocalised electrons conducts electricity

A

delocalised electrons acts as an insulator

acts as an insulator
low meltingpoint

D low melting point conductselectricity

(1 mark)

electricity.
3 Graphite is used to produce electrodes due to its ability to conduct

What other property does graphite have that makes it useful for this application?
A. Graphite is an unreactive substance and doesn't react with the electrolyte.

B. Graphite is soft and easy to shape into electrodes.

C. Graphite has a lowmelting point due to the weak forces in between the layers.

D. Graphite dissolves readily in water.

(1 mark)

4 Extended Only
Which statement correctly describes the bonding in metals?

A. Alattice of negative ions in a "sea of electrons".

B. Alattice of positive ions in a "sea of electrons".

C. A lattice of neutral atoms with delocalised electrons.

D. Alattice of negative ions with delocalised electrons.

(1 mark)
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metals?
providesa correct description of the properties of
Which row

conducts electricity
melting point boiling point

X
A high low

B low high

C low low X

D high high

(1 mark)
Medium Questions
1 Which of the following statements about graphite and diamond are incorrect?

1 They are allotropes of carbon.

2 They both conduct electricity.

3 They form different numbers of bonds within their structures.

4 They have different uses.

A. 2 and 3

B. 2 only
C. 1,3 and 4
D. 2 and 4
(1 mark)

2 Which statement correctly describes the structure of macromolecules?

A. Giant molecular crystalwhich is held together by weak intermolecular forces.

B. Giant molecular crystal which is held together by strong ionic bonds.
C. Giant molecular crystal which is held together by weak metallic bonds.
D. Giant molecular crystal which is held together by strong covalent bonds.
(1 mark)
 correct?
3 Which statement about graphite and diamond is not
forces in between the layers.
A. Graphite is a good lubricant due to the weak
substance.
B. Diamond is used as a drilltip because it is an extremely hard
between the layers.
C. Graphite has a low melting point due to the weak forces in
D. Diamond is an allotrope of carbon.
(1 mark)

4 Separate:Chemistry and Extended Only

The following statements describe the structure and properties of silicon(|V) oxide.

1. Giant covalent structure held together by many strong covalent bonds.

2. It is a very hard substance.

Which of the following is correct for statements 1 and 2?

A. Statement 2 is correct but statement 1is incorrect.

B. Both statements are incorrect.

C. Both are correct and statement 1explains statement 2.

D. Both are correct and statement 2 explains statement 1.
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5 Statements 1, 2 and 3 are about diamond and
graphite.

1.They have atoms that formthree equally strong bonds

2. They are both formed from the same element

3. Theyeach conduct electricity

Which statement(s) is l are correct?

A. 1only
B. 2 only
C.1 and 3

D. 1and 2
(1mark)
Hard Questions
1Separate: Chemistry and Extended Only
of atoms in silicon dioxide?
Which statement correctly describes the arrangement
and eachoxygen atom iS bondeC
A. Eacn siliconatom is bonded to two oxvgen atoms
to one silicon atom.

B. Each silicon atom is bonded to four oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is bondea
to two silicon atoms.

C. Each silicon atom is bonded to four oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is bonded
to four silicon atoms.

D. Each silicon atom is bonded to two oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is bonded
tofour silicon atoms.
(1 mark)

2Separate: Chemistry and Extended Only

Which of the following statements about silicon(IV) dioxide and diamond are correct?

1 Silicon(lV) dioxide forms a giant ionic lattice structure.

2 They are both compounds.

3 They both have very high melting points.

There are strong covalent bonds in silicon(IV) dioxide.

A. 1and 3

B. 1only 2
C. 1,2 and 4

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Which row correctly describes the use of graphite and silicon(|V) dioxide?

graphite silicon(|V) dioxide

A electrodes production of plastics

B electrolyte production of glass

C electrolyte production of plastics

D electrodes production of glass

(1 mark)

4 Separate: Chemistry and Extended

Only
silicon(lV)
Which row provides a correct description
of the structure and properties of
oxide?
 forms an acidic oxide has a giant structure
conducts electricity

X
A

B X

X
C X

D X X

(1 mark)

5 Extended Only
Metallic bonds are very strong and give metals their properties.Which of the following
definitions is correct fora metallic bond?

A. A metallic bond is formed by the electrostatic attraction that occurs due to electron
transfer between metal atoms.

B. A metallic bond is formed bythe electrostatic attraction between the positive ions
and the delocalised electrons.

C. A metallic bond is formed by the electrostatic attraction that occurs due to the
uneven sharing of electrons between metal atoms.
D. Ametallic bond is formed by the intermolecular forces between the positive metal
ions and the delocalisedelectrons.
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Metals are malleable and ductile and can be hammered andpuled into useful shapes.
Which statement correctly explains these properties?

A. Layers of atoms in the metal lattice are rigid and held strongly together so they
cannot move.

attractive
B. Layers of atoms in ametal can slide over one another and break the
forces that hold them together.
and new attractive forces are
C. Layers of atoms in a metal can slide over one another
electrons.
formed between the metal ions and the delocalised

one another and the attractive forces

D. Layers of atoms in a metal cannot slide over
unbreakable.
between the metal ions and the delocalised electrons are
(1 mark)