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What is the first ionisation energy? |
The energy needed to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of gaseous atoms of an element to form one mole of gaseous 1+ ions |
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What is successive ionisation energy? |
The energy needed to remove one mole of each consecutive electron one mole of gaseous ions |
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What is a giant covalent lattice? |
Huge network of covalently bonded atoms, sometimes called macromolecular structures |
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Describe metallic bonding |
The electrostatic attraction between a lattice of positive metal cations surrounded by a sea of delocalised electrons |
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What is a simple molecular structure |
Molecules with strong covalent bonds between atoms but weak intermolecular bonds between molecules |
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What is a disproportionation reaction? |
When a single element is simultaneously oxidised and reduced |
