IB Chemistry SL 2.4.1 Bonding Continuum

Practise treating ionic, covalent and metallic bonding as useful models within a continuum rather than absolute boxes. Explain why classification helps chemists generalise,…

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Objective
2.4.1
Level
SL

Exam points

  • explain why bonding classifications help generalise and predict material properties
  • recognise that a substance can show contributions from more than one bonding model

2.4.1—Bonding continuum question 1

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Iron may be extracted from iron (II) sulfide, FeS.

Iron (II) sulfide, FeS , is ionically bonded.

Suggest why chemists find it convenient to classify bonding into ionic, covalent and metallic.

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