Structure, Bonding, and Properties · Chemical Bonding

Ionic and Covalent Architectures

Comparing the electrostatic forces in giant ionic lattices versus the shared electron pairs in molecular substances.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the strength of electrostatic attraction determine the melting point of a substance?
  2. 2Why do some covalent substances form giant structures while others remain simple molecules?
  3. 3What determines the geometry of a molecule at the particle level?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Chemistry - Structure, Bonding and the Properties of Matter
Year: Year 11
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Structure, Bonding, and Properties
Period: Chemical Bonding

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