Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Nitrogen and sulfur

Nitrogen and sulfur — practice question

Whether a substance is a solid, a liquid or a gas at room temperature is determined by how strongly its particles attract one another.
(a(i))[1]

Lithium sulfide, $\text{Li}_2\text{S}$, is a crystalline solid with a melting point of $938\degree\text{C}$. It conducts electricity when molten. Give the formulae of the particles found in solid lithium sulfide.

(a(ii))[2]

Explain, using the structure of the crystalline solid, why lithium sulfide has a high melting point.

(b(i))[1]

Carbon monoxide, $\text{CO}$, is a gas at room temperature and pressure. It contains a coordinate bond. Explain what is meant by coordinate bond.

(b(ii))[2]

Draw a ‘dot-and-cross’ diagram to show the outer electrons in $\text{CO}$. Use $\times$ for the electrons from the C atom and $\bullet$ for the electrons from the O atom.

(c(i))[2]

State two assumptions that are made about the behaviour of particles in an ideal gas.

(c(ii))[2]

Explain why $\text{N}_2$ does not behave as an ideal gas at very high pressures.

(c(iii))[2]

Complete the table by naming every type of intermolecular force (van der Waals’) in separate samples of $\text{N}_2(g)$ and $\text{CO}(g)$.

(c(iv))[1]

Suggest why the bond in a molecule of CO has a dipole moment.

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