O Level Chemistry 5070, topic 2.7
Metallic bonding: past paper questions
13 Cambridge O Level Chemistry 5070 questions on Metallic bonding (2.7) from 11 papers, 2023 to 2026. 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
- 13
- Papers
- 11
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 49
- Average per question
- 3.8 marks
- Largest question
- 12 marks
By type: Multiple choice 9 · Structured 4
How hard the questions are
- Recall1
- Apply0
- Analyse4
- Not banded8
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
- explainAnalyse4 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- deduceAnalyse2 questions
conclude from available information
- stateRecall2 questions
express in clear terms
- calculateApply1 question
work out from given facts, figures or information
- constructApply1 question
- nameRecall1 question
- predictAnalyse1 question
suggest what may happen based on available information
- suggestAnalyse1 question
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals / put forward considerations
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20262
- 20256
- 20243
- 20232
By session
- May/June6
- Oct/Nov7
By paper
- Paper 19
- Paper 24
Questions on this topic
Showing 12 of 13, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Solid element X consists of a lattice of ions surrounded by a 'sea' of delocalised electrons. Which row is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 7Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement about the bonding in copper is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement about electrical conductivity is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 9Oct/Nov 2023, paper 21Structured9 marks
Table 9.1 shows the melting points and relative electrical conductivities of three elements.
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2026, paper 22Structured12 marks
Copper and aluminium are metals. Both metals have good electrical conductivity. Explain why both metals have good electrical conductivity.
- Try this questionQuestion 24Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Solid 1 and solid 2 are both elements. Solid 1 is not malleable. Solid 2 is ductile.
- Try this questionQuestion 27Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Substance X conducts electricity in the solid state.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Structured10 marks
Nickel is a transition element. Nickel has good electrical conductivity and good thermal conductivity. Nickel is also ductile and malleable.
- Try this questionQuestion 28May/June 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Iron has a high melting point. Which statement explains the high melting point of iron?
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Magnesium reacts with oxygen to form magnesium oxide. Which row is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 8May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Which description of metallic bonding is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 26May/June 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Substance X has the following properties. ● melting point ● boiling point ● malleable ● good electrical and thermal conductivity at r.t.p. What is the structure of substance X?