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Solid sodium chloride will not conduct electricity, but a solution of sodium chloride will conduct. Explain this.

Important Questions on Atoms Combining

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 4
A compound melts at 20 °C. What kind of structure do you think it has? Why do you think so?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 4
A compound melts at 20 °C. Will it conduct electricity at 25 °C? Give a reason.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 5
Describe the arrangement of particles in ice. How will the arrangement change as the ice warms up?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 1
The covalent compound ethanol melts at -114 °C. Is it a molecular compound, or a giant structure? Explain.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 2
Diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon. What does that mean?
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 3
Why is diamond so hard?
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 4
Why diamond and graphite have such very different properties? Draw diagrams to explain.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 5
Explain why silica has high melting point.