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Chapter 7 Metallic Bonding

A. Multiple Choice Questions 7. When a strong force is exerted on a metal

or when a metal is pulled, the layer of
1. C. Metals adopt a simple metallic atoms can slip over one another. Although
structure. the atoms settle in new positions, metallic
2. B. Be cations are still bound together by strong
3. C. Al metallic bonds.
4. C. Denser than water
8. Sodium is a Group I metal while
B. Fill in the Blanks
magnesium is a Group II metal. Atoms of
1. mobile electrons / delocalized electrons Group I metals have 1 outermost shell
2. metallic bond, giant metallic structure electron and 1 positive charge in the
nuclei while atoms of Group II metals
C. Comprehensive Questions have 2 outermost shell electrons and 2
positive charges in the nuclei. The larger
1. The attractive forces between positively number of mobile electrons and the larger
charged ions and the mobile electrons in number of positive charges in the nuclei of
metals is called metallic bond. atoms of Group II metals result in stronger
metallic bonds to bind atoms together.
2. When one end of a metal is heated, the
mobile electrons gain more energy. They 9. The outermost shell electron of lithium
move faster and then cause more atoms are located in the second electron
collisions with each other. Thus, energy is shell while those of potassium atoms are
transferred from the hot side to the cool located in the fourth electron shell. The
side by collision. shorter distance between the outermost
shell electron and the nuclei in lithium
3. Metals have mobile electrons. When a atoms leads to stronger metallic bonds.
metal is connected to a battery, the
negatively charged mobile electrons flow 10. The melting point increases from Group I
towards the positive terminal of the to Group III. This is because from Group I
battery. At the same time, same number of to III, the number of outermost shell
electrons flows into the other end of the electrons of metallic atoms increases.
metal from the negative terminal of Moreover, the number of positive charges
battery. in the nuclei of atoms increases from
Group I to III. This results in stronger
4  5. HKCEE Questions metallic bonds.

6. The strength of metallic bonds depends on 11. B, A, C

the number of mobile electrons available,
the number of positive charges carried by
the nuclei, and the distance between the
nuclei and the mobile electrons.
In the same period, the outermost shell
electrons increase with the melting points
of metals. This is because more mobile
electrons carry larger charges that give
rise to stronger metallic bonds.

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12. (a) B, D, C, A
(b) On descending a group, the atomic
number increases while the melting
points of metals decrease. This is
because on descending the group,
the outermost shell electrons of the
atoms are further apart from the
nuclei. This results in weaker
metallic bonds.

13. (a) A, B, C
(b) Across a period, the atomic number
increases while the melting points of
metals increase. This is because
across a period, the number of
outermost shell electrons of the
atoms increases. This results in
stronger metallic bonds.

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