Metals, Non-metals and Electron Arrangement
Metals, Non-metals and Electron Arrangement
Metals are usually shiny, strong, malleable and ductile, and they conduct heat and electricity. Non-metals are usually dull, brittle when solid and poor conductors, although graphite conducts electricity.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Chemistry 2.2 Bonding, covering 2.2.1 Metals, non-metals and the Periodic Table, 2.2.2 Types of chemical bonding and dot and cross diagrams, 2.2.3 Limitations of bonding models, and 2.2.4 Reactivity, atomic number and the modern Periodic Table. 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.