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This quiz contains 8 questions from a mix of 1 subtopics.

tight / metallic / special / ionic / covalent


Metals can bind to non-metals via bonding, whereby particles with opposite charges are attracted to each other. 


Non-metals can bind to other non-metals via bonding, whereby electrons are shared.


Metal atoms can bind to other metals using bonding.

ionic
covalent
metallic

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Illustration showing a metal bar demonstrating properties of metals.

Which of the following are properties of metals?

(Select all that apply)

High melting points

Unable to conduct electricity

High strength

Malleable

Low strength

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positive / negative / localised / delocalised


In metallic bonding, each metal atom becomes an ion with a charge. 


It does this by giving up its outer shell electrons. 


These electrons are said to be '', and are shared across all the ions in the structure.

positive
delocalised

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Illustration showing delocalised electrons in a metallic bonding structure.

heat / electricity / thermal / chemical 


In metallic bonding, electrons are delocalised from the lattice of metal ions. 


These electrons can carry charge, and so metal acts as a conductor of


These electrons can also carry energy, meaning metals are good conductors of heat.

electricity
thermal

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Metals are malleable. What does this mean?

They are brittle and are easily cut

They are shiny in texture

They can be bent or hammered into shape

They conduct heat and electricity

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Which of these describes an alloy?

A metal combined with one or more other elements 

A non-metal combined with one or more other elements

A pure metal

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Diagram showing the structure of an alloy with Fe and C atoms disrupting the regular layered structure.

lower / higher / charges / sizes / slide / jump


Alloys tend to have a strength than pure metals. 


This is because the atoms/ions of the different elements are different , which disrupts the regular layered structure and so means the layers can no longer over one another. 

higher
sizes
slide

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Which of these is an alloy?

Water

Vanadium

Iron

Steel

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