Carbon and silicon are in group 4, nitrogen and phosphorus are in group 5, oxygen and sulfur are in group 6 and chlorine is in group 7.
A student suggests three formulae for simple molecules in which every atom has a full outer shell.
Statement 1: SiCl4\mathrm{SiCl_{4}}SiCl4
Statement 2: PH5\mathrm{PH_{5}}PH5
Statement 3: CS2\mathrm{CS_{2}}CS2
Which formulae are correct?
1 only
2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
53 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 2.4 Covalent bonding, covering 2.4.1 Covalent bonding and simple molecules. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.