A Level Chemistry 9701, topic 3.2

Ionic bonding: past paper questions

2 Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701 questions on Ionic bonding (3.2) from 2 papers, 2023 to 2025. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions
2
Papers
2
Years
2023 to 2025
Total marks
2
Average per question
1 marks
Largest question
1 mark

By type: Multiple choice 2

How hard the questions are

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  • Apply0
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  • Not banded2

Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.

Where the questions come from

By year

  • 20251
  • 20231

By session

  • May/June2

By paper

  • Paper 12

Questions on this topic

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  • Question 8May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

    Which diagram represents the lattice structure of sodium chloride?

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  • Question 6May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

    In the sodium chloride lattice the number of chloride ions that surround each sodium ion is called the coordination number of the sodium ions. What are the coordination numbers of the sodium ions and the chloride ions in the sodium chloride lattice?

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