Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Ions and ionic bonds

Ions and ionic bonds — practice question

Lithium bromide is a compound that contains ionic bonding.
(a)[2]

State what the term ionic bond means.

(b)[2]

Finish Fig. 8.1.

(c)[2]

Deduce how many protons and neutrons are present in the bromide ion shown.

(d)[3]

State the product formed at each electrode and the observation at the positive electrode.

(e(i))[1]

State the kind of bonding found in graphite.

(e(ii))[1]

Explain, with reference to Fig. 8.2, why graphite is suitable for use as a lubricant.

(e(iii))[1]

State one application of diamond.

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