Cambridge International AS Level Chemistry

Recommended resources
Chapter 5: States of matter
Further reading
Hill and Holman (2011) Chemistry in Context, Sixth edition, Nelson Thornes
A classic text that offers more contextual background and some extended reading.
Clugston and Flemming (2000) Advanced Chemistry, Oxford University Press
A number of alternative explanations and questions.

Online and interactive resources

www.chembook.co.uk/chap4.htm#chap4
Good introduction to range of bonding, including intermolecular bonding. Includes useful material
on atomic orbitals and hybridisation and shapes of molecules.
www.chemistryrules.me.uk/found/found3.htm#title
Dot-and-cross diagrams, structure and bonding and examples of shapes of molecules using the
ideas of electron-pair repulsion.
www.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/foundation.html
Good site for showing electron pair-repulsion theory for determining the shape of a variety of
molecules.
www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/alevel/module1/index.htm
Types of bonding, including hydrogen bonding, put into context of the properties of different
elements and compounds. Shapes and bond angles of compounds, including hydrogen bonding.
Worksheets and information sheets.
www.chemmybear.com/ethene.avi
Simple description of double bond formation in ethene in terms of overlap of orbitals.

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