Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Simple molecules and covalent bonds

Simple molecules and covalent bonds — practice question

Fluorine together with chlorine belongs to the halogen group.
(a)[1]

Suggest what fluorine looks like.

(b)[3]

Determine the compound’s molecular formula.

(c)[3]

Complete the dot-and-cross diagram to display the electron arrangement in one molecule of NCl$_3$. Show only the outer electrons.

(d)[3]

Complete the dot-and-cross diagram to show the electron arrangement and charges of the ions in lithium chloride.

(e)[3]

Explain, in terms of attractive forces between particles, why LiCl is solid at room temperature but NCl$_3$ is a liquid with a relatively low boiling point.

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