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Topic questions Bonding, structure and the properties of matter Metallic bonding

Metallic bonding

6 questions · 67 marks · about 1 hour

Metallic bonding questions

TopicMetallic bonding

Edexcel 4CH1 Metallic bonding 6 questions

Chemistry Paper 2 June 2025 (R), Question 5 11 marks

This question is about metals and metal compounds.

(a)

The method used to extract a metal depends on the reactivity of the metal.

Explain which method is used to extract sodium metal from sodium chloride.

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(b)

The diagram shows the arrangement of particles in a pure metal.

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Explain why pure metals are soft.

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(c)

The diagram shows the electronic structure of an atom of sodium and an atom of oxygen.

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Describe, in terms of electrons, what happens when sodium reacts with oxygen.

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(d)

The table shows the melting points of sodium and sodium oxide.

Melting point in °C
Sodium98
Sodium oxide1132

Explain why sodium and sodium oxide have different melting points.

In your answer you should refer to:

• the structures of sodium and sodium oxide

• the forces between the particles

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Chemistry Paper 2 June 2024 (R), Question 3 12 marks

Also involves Limiting reactants · Concentration of solutions

This question is about magnesium metal and its compounds.

(a)
(a)(i)

The diagram represents the structure of magnesium.

Complete the diagram by adding the labels.

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(a)(ii)

Explain why magnesium is malleable.

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(b)

Magnesium burns in oxygen gas to form solid magnesium oxide.

(b)(i)

Complete the chemical equation for the reaction by balancing the equation and adding the state symbols.

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(b)(ii)

Give a reason why magnesium is oxidised in this reaction.

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(c)

A student uses this method to make a solution of magnesium chloride.

Step 1 measure 25 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid into a beaker

Step 2 add magnesium powder a little at a time

Step 3 keep adding magnesium powder until it is in excess

Step 4 remove the excess magnesium powder by filtration

This is the equation for the reaction.

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(c)(i)

Give a reason why the student uses magnesium powder rather than magnesium ribbon.

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(c)(ii)

Give a reason why the student adds an excess of magnesium in step 3.

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(c)(iii)

Calculate the minimum mass of magnesium needed to react with 25.0 cm3 of 2.00 mol / dm3 hydrochloric acid.

[for Mg, Ar = 24]

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Chemistry Paper 2 June 2023 (R), Question 6 15 marks

Also involves Amounts of substance in equations · Titrations

(a)

Describe the forces of attraction in metallic bonding.

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(b)

When a small piece of potassium is added to water, bubbles of hydrogen gas are observed.

(b)(i)

Give the test for hydrogen gas.

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(b)(ii)

Give two other observations that would be made.

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(c)

Explain why lithium is less reactive than potassium.

Refer to atomic structure in your answer.

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(d)

This is the equation for the reaction between sodium and water.

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A mass of 0.750 g of sodium is reacted with an excess of water.

Calculate the volume of hydrogen gas produced, in cm3, at room temperature.

[molar volume of hydrogen at rtp = 24 000 cm3]

[for Na,Ar = 23]

Give your answer to three significant figures.

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(e)

This is the equation for the reaction between sodium hydroxide and sulfuric acid.

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A volume of 25.0 cm3 of sodium hydroxide solution is completely neutralised by 16.3 cm3 of 0.0500 mol / dm3 sulfuric acid.

Calculate the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution in mol / dm3.

concentration =........ mol / dm

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Chemistry Paper 2 November 2021, Question 5 12 marks

Metals are found in the Earth’s crust either as uncombined elements or in metal compounds in rocks.

The method of extraction of a metal is related to its position in the reactivity series.

The table shows the positions of some metals and carbon in the reactivity series.

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(a)(i)

State the name given to rocks that contain metal compounds used in the extraction of metals.

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(a)(ii)

Name a metal that is found as an uncombined element in the Earth’s crust.

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(b)

Carbon extraction and electrolysis are two methods of obtaining a metal from a compound.

(b)(i)

Explain, without giving practical details, which method is most suitable to obtain calcium from calcium chloride.

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(b)(ii)

Explain, without giving practical details, which method is most suitable to obtain lead from lead oxide.

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(c)

Explain, using a labelled diagram, why lead metal is malleable.

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(d)

Aluminium is extracted from aluminium oxide.

The overall equation for the process is

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Calculate the maximum mass, in grams, of aluminium that could be obtained from 1.275 kg of aluminium oxide.

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Chemistry Paper 2 November 2020 (R), Question 5 10 marks

This question is about the metal aluminium.

(a)(i)

Draw a labelled diagram to represent the structure and bonding in a metal.

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(a)(ii)

Explain why a metal conducts electricity.

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(b)

Aluminium is used to make cans for drinks.

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Give two properties of aluminium that make it suitable for this use.

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(c)

Aluminium is extracted from aluminium oxide (Al2O3) by electrolysis.

The electrolyte is aluminium oxide dissolved in molten cryolite.

(c)(i)

State why aluminium cannot be extracted by heating aluminium oxide with carbon.

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(c)(ii)

Aluminium is produced at the negative electrode.

The ionic half-equation for the reaction is

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State why this is a reduction reaction.

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(c)(iii)

Complete the ionic half-equation for the reaction at the positive electrode.

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Chemistry Paper 2 June 2019, Question 4 7 marks

This question is about metals.

(a)

Which statement describes metallic bonding?

Question 4, shown as an image

electrons shared between them

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(b)

Aluminium is malleable and can be easily shaped to make saucepans used for cooking food.

State two other properties of aluminium that make it suitable for saucepans used for cooking food.

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(c)

Magnalium is an alloy of aluminium and magnesium.

The diagram shows how the atoms are arranged in this alloy.

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(c)(i)

State what is meant by the term alloy.

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(c)(ii)

Explain why magnalium is harder than aluminium.

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