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Chemistry OCR B AS Level
How are nuclear fusion mechanisms written - ANSWER ✔✔
What are the 4 subshells? - ANSWER ✔✔s, p, d, f
How many electrons can the F subshell hold? - ANSWER ✔✔7
orbitals so 14 spin paired electrons
What can you do to save time when writing out the subshells -
ANSWER ✔✔Put a noble example infront of it for example
K = [Ar]4s^1
What is perculiar about the transition metals when they lose electrons -
ANSWER ✔✔They lose electrons from the 4s subshell prior to the 3d
What are the 5 molecular ions we need to know? - ANSWER
✔✔OH(-) Hydroxide
,NO3(-) Nitrate
NH4(+)Ammonium
SO4(2-) Sulfate
CO3(2-)Carbonate
What is the strogest intermolecular bond? - ANSWER ✔✔Hydrogen
bonds
What are the main properties of ionic compounds - ANSWER
✔✔Water soluble as polar, high melting point as many strong
electrostatic forces to overcome so lots of energy required
What are dative covalent bonds? - ANSWER ✔✔Where one atom
donates 2 electrons to an atom to form a bond (CO & NH4 are
examples)
What are properties of graphite - ANSWER ✔✔High melting point
4th electron delocalised
conducts electricity
layers and weak forces between them so good for pencils
insoluble
,What are properties of diamond - ANSWER ✔✔Allows heat to
conduct well
cut to make gemstones
high melting point
electrical insulator
Properties of metallic bonding - ANSWER ✔✔Positive metal ions and
sea of delocalised electrons
Electrostatic attraction between ions and delocalised electron
More electrons an atom can donate to the delocalised system = higher
melting point so Na has lower melting point than Mg because Sodium
can only donate one to the delocalised system, Mg can donate 2
Good thermal conductors as delocalised electrons can carry Ke
Good electrical conductors
High melting points due to strong electrostatic attractions
insoluble as metallic bond is to strong to break
malleable and ductile as ion layers can slide and retain attraction
between ions and delocalised electrons
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, How much do lone pairs reduce other bond angles by - ANSWER
✔✔2.5 degrees
What do you call a shape with 2 bonds and no lone pairs and what are
its bond angles? - ANSWER ✔✔Linear, 180
What do you call a shape with 3 bonds and no lone pairs and what are
its bond angles? - ANSWER ✔✔Trigonal Planar, 120
What do you call a shape with 4 bonds and no lone pairs and what are
its bond angles? - ANSWER ✔✔Tetrahedral, 109.5
What do you call a shape with 5 bonds and no lone pairs and what are
its bond angles? - ANSWER ✔✔Trigonal Bipyramidal, 90 & 120
What do you call a shape with 6 bonds and no lone pairs and what are
its bond angles? - ANSWER ✔✔Octahedral, 90
What do you call a shape with 3 bonds and 1 lone pair? - ANSWER
✔✔Pyramidal
What do you call a shape with 2 bonds and 2 lone pairs? - ANSWER
✔✔Bent
What do you call a shape with 3 bonds and 2 lone pairs? - ANSWER
✔✔T shape