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The table shows some properties of four elements. Use the data to answer the following questions. (Assume that steel has similar properties to iron.)

                        

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Suggest why many car engine blocks are made from aluminium alloys rather than from steel.
 

Important Questions on States of Matter

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AS and A Level
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 5 - States of Matter>Question>Q 11

The table shows some properties of four elements. Use the data to answer the following questions. (Assume that steel has similar properties to iron.)

                        

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Explain the differences in tensile strength and electrical conductivity of iron and sulfur.

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AS and A Level
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 5 - States of Matter>Questions>Q 12

Explain the following property of silicon(IV) oxide by referring to its structure and bonding:
               

                                   It has a high melting point.

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AS and A Level
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 5 - States of Matter>Questions>Q 12
Explain the following property of silicon(IV) oxide by referring to its structure and bonding:

        It does not conduct electricity.
 
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AS and A Level
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 5 - States of Matter>Questions>Q 12
Explain the following property of silicon(IV) oxide by referring to its structure and bonding:

         It is a crystalline solid.
 
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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 5 - States of Matter>Questions>Q 12
Explain the following property of silicon(IV) oxide by referring to its structure and bonding.

            silicon(IV) oxide is hard.
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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 5 - States of Matter>Question>Q 15
Suggest, using ideas of structure and bonding, why:
              buckminsterfullerene, C60, is converted from a solid to a gas at a relatively low temperature
 
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AS and A Level
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 5 - States of Matter>REFLECTION>Q 15
Suggest, using ideas of structure and bonding, why:   graphene is a good conductor of electricity
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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 5 - States of Matter>REFLECTION>Q 15

Suggest, using ideas of structure and bonding, why:


             buckminsterfullerene, C60, is relatively soft.