A materials report records the formula of solid rubidium sulfide as Rb2S\text{Rb}_2\text{S}Rb2S. Rubidium is in Group 1 and sulfur is in Group 6.
Describe how the atoms give rise to the ions and particle arrangement in the solid, and what holds this structure together.
98 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.