Paper 2 · November 2018 · Atomic Structure and Bonding

Element D has an electron arrangement of 2,8,2 across its three shells, and exists as a solid metal. What type of bonding exists between particles of D in its elemental form?

AHydrogen bonding

BIonic bonding

CMetallic bonding

DCovalent bonding

Explanation

D is a metal (all its particles are the same element), so its particles are held together by metallic bonding -- a lattice of positive ions in a sea of delocalised electrons.

Derived from ZIMSEC Chemistry 4024/2 Paper 2 Theory, November 2018, Q1

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