A Level Chemistry 9701, topic 3.3
Metallic bonding: past paper questions
5 Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701 questions on Metallic bonding (3.3) from 5 papers, 2023 to 2025. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 5
- Papers
- 5
- Years
- 2023 to 2025
- Total marks
- 13
- Average per question
- 2.6 marks
- Largest question
- 9 marks
By type: Multiple choice 4 · Structured 1
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply1
- Analyse1
- Not banded3
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.
Command words
- completeApply2 questions
- calculateApply1 question
work out from given facts, figures or information
- defineRecall1 question
give precise meaning
- drawApply1 question
- explainAnalyse1 question
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things evident / provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- identifyRecall1 question
name/select/recognise
- stateRecall1 question
express in clear terms
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20252
- 20241
- 20232
By session
- May/June2
- Oct/Nov3
By paper
- Paper 14
- Paper 21
Questions on this topic
Showing 4 of 5, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement explains why sodium and potassium have different melting points?
- Try this questionQuestion 7Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The element tin exists in two forms, grey tin and white tin. Some properties of grey tin and white tin are shown.
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement explains why calcium has a higher melting point than barium?
- Try this questionQuestion 1May/June 2023, paper 23Structured9 marksHas a diagram
Copper is used in electrical equipment. It has a melting point of . Identify the lattice structure of copper.