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Structure and bonding

Structure and bonding

A substance's structure describes how its particles are arranged. Bonding describes the attractions holding those particles together.

2.5 Types of substance Lesson

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Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 2.5 Types of substance, covering 2.5.1 Classifying substances by structure and bonding, 2.5.2 Properties of ionic and simple molecular substances, 2.5.3 Giant covalent structures: diamond and graphite, 2.5.4 Fullerenes, graphene and simple polymers, 2.5.5 Properties of metals and non-metals, and 2.5.6 Limitations of bonding models and representations. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Nail the core quantitative topics — moles, balancing equations and calculations — early on, since they underpin higher-tier questions across every paper and topic.

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