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S2.4- from models to materials

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

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#1
Front (Question)

ionic bonding

Back (Answer)

electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.

#2
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covalent bonding

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electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and positively charged nuclei.

#3
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metallic bonding

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electrostatic attraction between positive metal ions=cations in a lattice and delocalised electrons.

#4
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how is bonding best described

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as a continuum between the ionic, covalent and metallic models rather than discrete categories.

#5
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what determines the physical properties of materials we use

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the structure and bonding of the elements

#6
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describe structure of metallic bonding

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lattice structure

#7
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describe structure of covalent bonding

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small or large molecules, covalent netwrok structures

#8
Front (Question)

describe structure of ionic bonding

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lattice structure

#9
Front (Question)

why are Covalent bonding is usually the most difficult to assign specific physical properties

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because these properties depend on intermolecular interactions and whether or not the substance is a small molecule, large molecule or covalent network solid.

#10
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how do we classify materials

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based on structure and bonding of elements which make up materials some use physical properties

#11
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polar covalent bonds are

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bond type between ionic and covalent

#12
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electronegativity shows

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the degree to which an individual atom will attract an additional electron from another atom.

#13
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metals have low or high electronegativity

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Metals have a high tendency to lose electrons, low tendency to attract additional electrons, therefore low electronegativity values.

#14
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non metals have low or high electronegativity

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have a high tendency to gain electrons, therefore high electronegativity values.

#15
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zero- very low electronegativity difference means

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bonds are non polar because material is an element or a compound with atoms with very similar electronegativity, the material has no polar or ionic character; can either be: low average electronegativity= metal or medium to high average electronegativity= covalent

#16
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medium electronegativity difference indicates

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increasing ionic character or molecules are polar can either be ; low average electronegativity= ionic or medium to high average electronegativity= polar covalent

#17
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high electronegativity difference indicates

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substance is ionic

#18
Front (Question)

what should you expect for materials which fall along bonding line

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show intermediate bonding and properties

#19
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what are alloys

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mixtures of metals with other elements such as metals or non metals.

#20
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what are alloys of iron refered to as

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steel

#21
Front (Question)

whats most commonly used steel and its composition

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mild steel made of carbon mixed into iron

#22
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why are alloys more useful than pure metals

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the ïmpurity metal” can inhance properties of pure metal. Eg an llow may have greater corrosion resistance, different color, greater strength and hardness

#23
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why are alloys harder

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metal atoms and impurity atoms have different sized atoms, preventing layers from sliding past eah other so easily making the alloy harder

#24
Front (Question)

describe structure of alloys

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non directional bonding, can decrease depending on what is the impurity and concentration of it different sized cations/ positive ions sea of delocolised electrons