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AQA C2 Structures and Bonding

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element is graphene made from?

a)

Carbon

b)

Copper

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Sodium

2.

Which structure is a fullerene?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

What type of forces act between the ions in an ionic compound?

a)

Electrostatic

b)

Frictional

c)

Gravitational

d)

Magnetic

4.

What are TWO properties of ionic compounds?

a)

Conducts electricity when molten

b)

High melting point

c)

Low melting point

d)

Small molecules

e)

Weak bonds between particles

5.

Each carbon atoms in graphite is joined to _______ other carbon atoms

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

6.

What type of bonding holds together the atoms in graphite?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

7.

Why is graphite so soft and slippery?

a)

It is made of layers of atoms

b)

It is made of small molecules

c)

It is an ionic compound

8.

Diamond is made from what type of atoms?

a)

Carbon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Silicon

9.

The atoms in diamond are joined together by which type of bonds?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

10.

In diamond each atom is joined to _______ others

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

11.

Diamond is suitable for the cutting end of a drill bit because it is

a)

hard

b)

shiny

c)

soft

12.

Which structure has a very low boiling point?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

13.

Which structures are compounds?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

14.

Which structure is a metal?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

15.

Structures B-E are all held together which which type of bonds?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

16.

What type of bond is in a molecule of hydrogen chloride?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

17.

Give TWO reasons why hydrogen chloride is a gas at room temperature

a)

Hydrogen chloride has a low boiling point

b)

Hydrogen chloride has a high melting point

c)

Hydrogen chloride is made of simple molecules

d)

Hydrogen chloride does not conduct electricity

e)

Hydrogen chloride has a giant structure

18.

What type of bonding is preset in calcium oxide?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Intermolecular

d)

Metallic

19.

What type of particle is this?

a)

An ion

b)

A lattice

c)

A molecule

d)

A polymer

20.

What type of structure is C60?

a)

Diatomic

b)

Giant ionic

c)

A Fullerene

d)

Giant Metallic

21.

What type of bond is labelled A?

a)

Metallic

b)

Double

c)

Ionic

d)

Covalent

22.

This is propane. What type of bonding holds the atoms together?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

23.

This is propane. What does the symbol x represent?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

24.

In silicon dioxide the bonds between atoms are

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Metallic

25.

In silicon dioxide the bonds between atoms are

a)

Easily broken

b)

Very strong

c)

Weak

26.

Silicon dioxide has a high melting point because ________ of the atoms are joined to other atoms

a)

a few

b)

some

c)

all

27.

Which diagram shows the arrangement of outer shell electrons in a molecule of ammonia?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

What type of structure does this diagram represent?

a)

Ionic

b)

Metallic

c)

Alloy

d)

Covalent

29.

Which term would NOT apply to a metallic structure?

a)

High melting point

b)

Good insulator

c)

Delocalised electrons

d)

Malleable

30.

When can ionic substances conduct electricity?

a)

Never

b)

As a solid

c)

As a liquid

d)

As a solution