Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 3.20 Metals Consist of Giant Lattices of Metal Ions in a Sea of Delocalised Electrons

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This question is about the element calcium and some of its compounds.

Calcium reacts with chlorine to form calcium chloride.

\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{~s})+\mathrm{Cl}_{2}(\mathrm{~g}) \rightarrow \mathrm{CaCl}_{2}(\mathrm{~s})

Complete the table to indicate the type(s) of bonding and structure in the species involved in this reaction.

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Complete table: $\ce{Ca(s)}$ has metallic bonding and a giant/lattice structure; $\ce{Cl2(g)}$ has covalent bonding and a simple molecular structure; $\ce{CaCl2(s)}$ has ionic bonding and a giant ionic structure. Award 1 mark for any two or three correct scores, 2 marks for any four or five, and 3 marks for all six.

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Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 3.20 Metals Consist of Giant Lattices of Metal Ions in a Sea of Delocalised Electrons Topic Practice

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