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2.1 Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic

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Lithium reacts with fluorine to form lithium fluoride. Lithium is in Group 1 and fluorine is in Group 7.

a.

Use the periodic table. Give the charge on the ion formed by a lithium atom.

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b.

Name the ion formed by a fluorine atom.

[1]
c.

Describe what happens to the electrons when a lithium atom reacts with a fluorine atom.

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2.1 Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /2.1 Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 2.1 Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic, covering 2.1.1 Chemical bonds, 2.1.2 Ionic bonding, 2.1.3 Ionic compounds, 2.1.4 Covalent bonding, and 2.1.5 Metallic bonding. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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