Questions and Answers correct
Orbital - answerA region around the nucleus that can hold up to two electrons with
opposite spins
First Ionisation Energy - answerThe energy required to remove 1 mole of electrons from
1 mole of gaseous atoms
Ionic bonding - answerThe electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions
Covalent bonding - answerThe strong electrostatic force of attraction between a shared
pair of electrons and the nuclei of the bonded atoms
Dative bonding - answerWhere the shared pair of electrons is supplied by one of the
atoms only
Electronegativity - answerThe ability of an atom to attract the bonding electrons in a
covalent bond
Hydrogen bonding - answerThe attraction between the lone pair on the electronegative
atom and they hydrogen atom on a different molecule
Metallic bonding - answerThe strong electrostatic force of attraction between cations
and delocalised electrons
Oxidation number - answerCan be thought of as the number of electrons involved in
bonding
Acid - answerA species that will release hydrogen atoms in aqueous solutions
Base - answerA compound that neutralises an acid to form a salt
Alkali - answerA base that dissolves in water to release hydroxide ions in aqueous
solution
Displacement reaction - answerWhen an atom or group of atoms is replaced by a more
reactive atom or group of atoms
Colorimetry - answerMeasures the intensity of light passing through a sample
Half life - answerThe time taken for the reactant's concentration to decrease by half