Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · 3.1

3.1 — practice question

Which statement accounts for the different melting points of sodium and potassium?

  • AThe attraction between cations and delocalised electrons is stronger in sodium.
  • BThe attraction between cations and anions is stronger in sodium.
  • CThe attraction between atoms is stronger in sodium.
  • DThe attraction between nuclei and shared electron pairs is stronger in sodium.

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