<u>Answer</u>:
A solid will melt at the temperature at which the kinetic energy breaks the
inter-molecular attractions.
<u>Explanation</u>:
The melting point is the state at which "a substance changes its temperature from a solid to liquid". At the melting point temperature, there is an equilibrium between the both the solid and the liquid phase. When the solid particle is heated by increasing the temperature the particle in the solid vibrate quickly and it absorbs kinetic energy.
It leads to the breaking of the organisation of particle in between the solid and that leads to the melting of solid. Thus, at the melting point, the kinetic energy breaks the inter-molecular attractions.
Using electronegativity difference is a good guide to the ionic/ covalent nature. Large differences indicate greater ionic character, small differences more covalent character. The larger the difference in electronegativity the more ionic properties a bond is said to have. The smaller the difference in electronegativity the more covalent properties a bond is said to have.
Ionic bonding is formed through electrostatic attraction between a cation and anion. Foe example, Sodium fluoride has ionic bonding because it is composed by sodium and Fluorine (a non metal). On the other hand, covalent bonding is characterized by atoms sharing pairs of electrons. For example; methane has covalent bonding; carbon has 4 valence electrons and hydrogen has 1; when they bond they have a total of 8 electrons and satisfies the octet rule.
Answer:
9g/cm^3 is the density
Explanation:
P = m/V
P = 18/2 = 9g/cm^3
(This is more of a physics question than chem btw)
Metals consist of giant structure of atoms arranged in a regular pattern. The electrons in the outer shell of metal atoms are shared , and are free to move throughout the structure. Therefore the structure is formed by positive charged metal ions held together by a 'sea' of delocalised.
Answer:
It has 4 valence electrons
Explanation:
Tin atoms have 50 electrons and 50 protons with 4 valence electrons in the outer shell.
