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7.3 Periodic trends in bonding and structure

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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What are semi-metals or metalloids

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Elements near to the metal/non-metal divide Cahn show in-between properties

#2
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At room temperature, all metals except mercury are…

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…solids

#3
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Common property among all metals

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Ability to conduct electricity

#4
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What bonding takes place in a metal

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Metallic bonding

#5
Front (Question)

What is metallic bonding

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The strong electrostatic attraction between cations and delocalised electrons

#6
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In a solid metal structure, each atom has donated its ______ outer-shell ______ to a shared pool of ______ which are ______ throughout the whole structure. The ______ left behind consist of the ______ and the inner ______ ______ of the metal atoms

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Negative Electrons Electrons Delocalised Cations Nucleus Electron shells

#7
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Cations in metallic bonding

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They are fixed in position, maintaining the structure and shape of the metal

#8
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Electrons in metallic bonding

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The delocalised electrons are mobile and are able to move throughout the structure. Only the electrons move

#9
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In a metal structure, billions of metal atoms are held together by metallic bonding in a…

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Giant metallic lattice

#10
Front (Question)

Most metals have:

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Strong metallic bonds - attraction between positive ions and delocalised electrons High electrical conductivity High melting and boiling points

#11
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In what states do metals conduct electricity

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Solid or Liquid

#12
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What happens when a voltage is applied across a metal

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The delocalised electrons can move through the structure, carrying charge

#13
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Why can’t ionic compounds conduct electricity when solid

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They have no mobile charge carriers in this state

#14
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Why is Tungsten used in the filaments of halogen lamps

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It has the highest melting point, other metals would melt

#15
Front (Question)

What does the melting point of a metal depend on

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The strength of the metallic bonds holding together the atoms in the giant metallic lattice

#16
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For most metals ______ temperatures are necessary to provide the ______ amount of energy needed to ______ the ______ ______ attraction between the cations and electrons

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High Large Overcome Strong Electrostatic

#17
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Why do most metals have a high melting and boiling point

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The strong electrostatic attraction between the cations and electrons

#18
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Do metals dissolve

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No

#19
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Many simple non-metallic molecules form a ______ ______ ______ structure and have ______ melting and boiling points due to ______ intermolecular forces

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Simple Molecular Lattice Low Weak

#20
Front (Question)

What do non-metals such as boron, carbon and silicon form

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A giant covalent lattice

#21
Front (Question)

Structure of diamond

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Tetrahedral arrangement of atoms in the diamond form of carbon Bond angles are all 109.5 by electron-pair repulsion The dot and cross diagram shows part of covalently bonded network of carbon atoms

#22
Front (Question)

Melting and boiling points of substances with a giant covalent lattice structure

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High melting and boiling points Because covalent bonds are strong High temperatures necessary to provide large quantity of energy needed to break the strong covalent bonds

#23
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Solubility of substances with a giant covalent lattice structure

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Insoluble in almost all solvents The covalent bonds holding together the atoms in the lattice are far too strong to be broken by interaction with solvents

#24
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Electrical conductivity

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Giant covalent lattices are non-conductors of electricity The only exceptions are graphene and graphite