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AQA A-Level Chemistry past-paper questions on 3.1.3.3 Metallic bonding, 2008–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 24 questions on Metallic bonding, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q07.2 (1 mark): Suggest why vanadium can be pulled into thin wires. [1 mark]
- June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q04.1 (2 marks): Strontium and calcium have the same metallic structure. Explain why strontium has a lower melting point than calcium. [2 marks]
- June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q15 (1 mark): Which element has the lowest melting point? [1 mark] A Na B Mg C K D Ca
- June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q02.1 (2 marks): Describe the structure and bonding in magnesium. [2 marks]
- November 2021, AS Paper 1, Q02.2 (2 marks): Describe the bonding in magnesium. [2 marks]
- November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q05.1 (2 marks): Explain why the melting point of magnesium is higher than the melting point of sodium. [2 marks]
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q08.1 (6 marks): Use your knowledge of structure and bonding to explain why sodium bromide has a melting point that is higher than that of sodium, and higher than that of sodium
- June 2016, AS Paper 1, Q04.1 (5 marks): In terms of structure and bonding explain why the boiling point of bromine is different from that of magnesium. Suggest why magnesium is a liquid over a much gr
- June 2014, CHEM5 (old spec), Q3(b) (2 marks): Explain why magnesium has a higher melting point than sodium. [2 marks]
- June 2014, CHEM1 (old spec), Q3(a)(ii) (2 marks): Explain, in terms of its structure and bonding, why nickel has a high melting point. [2 marks]
- June 2014, CHEM1 (old spec), Q3(a)(iii) (2 marks): Draw a labelled diagram to show the arrangement of particles in a crystal of nickel. In your answer, include at least six particles of each type. [2 marks]
- June 2012, CHEM1 (old spec), Q4(b)(i) (1 mark): State the type of crystal structure shown by titanium. (1 mark)
- June 2012, CHEM1 (old spec), Q4(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain, in terms of its structure and bonding, why titanium has a high melting point.
- June 2012, CHEM1 (old spec), Q4(c)(ii) (1 mark): Suggest why these objects with different shapes have similar strengths. (1 mark)
- January 2012, CHEM2 (old spec), Q7(b) (2 marks): Explain why calcium has a higher melting point than strontium.
- June 2011, CHEM1 (old spec), Q4(a)(i) (1 mark): Name the type of bonding in the element sodium. (1 mark)
- June 2011, CHEM1 (old spec), Q4(a)(ii) (2 marks): Use your knowledge of structure and bonding to draw a diagram that shows how the particles are arranged in a crystal of sodium. You should identify the particle
- January 2011, CHEM1 (old spec), Q5(c) (3 marks): Draw a diagram to show how the particles are arranged in aluminium and explain why aluminium is malleable. (You should show a minimum of six aluminium particles
- January 2011, CHEM1 (old spec), Q5(d) (3 marks): Explain why the melting point of aluminium is higher than the melting point of sodium.
- January 2010, CHEM2 (old spec), Q4(c)(i) (2 marks): Explain why strontium has a higher melting point than barium.
- June 2009, CHEM1 (old spec), Q1(d) (3 marks): 1 (d) Explain why sodium has a lower melting point than magnesium. (3 marks)
- June 2009, CHEM1 (old spec), Q5(c) (3 marks): 5 (c) State the type of bonding involved in silver. Draw a diagram to show how the particles are arranged in a silver lattice and show the charges on the partic
- January 2009, CHM1 (2008 spec), Q5(b) (6 marks): 5 (b) There are trends in the melting point and in the electrical conductivity of the metals in Period 3. Using Na and Al as your examples, state these trends a
- June 2008, CHM1 (2008 spec), Q6 (8 marks): 6 On heating, a mixture of sodium and iodine react to form sodium iodide as shown by the equation below. 2Na + I2 →2NaI The melting points of iodine and sodium
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