IB Chemistry HL 2.3.1 Metallic Bonding Questions
Use exam questions to connect metallic bonding, mobile electrons, cation-layer movement and electron-lattice resistance.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Chemistry HL
- Level
- HL
Exam points
- Explain metallic bonding as electrostatic attraction between positive metal ions and delocalized electrons, including conductivity.
- Explain malleability by movement of cation layers without breaking non-directional metallic bonding.
- Relate electron-lattice collisions and lattice vibrations to electrical resistance in the stated metallic conductor.
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IB Chemistry HL 2.3.1 Metallic Bonding Questions question 1
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Titanium and vanadium are consecutive elements in the first transition metal series.
Describe the bonding in metals.
electrostatic attraction between «a lattice of» metal/positive ions/cations AND «a sea of» delocalized electrons
Accept "mobile electrons". Do not accept "metal atoms/nuclei".
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