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A-LevelChemistryChemical bondingMay/June 2018Paper 1 Q91 Mark

Materials can be classified by their chemical structures. Four common types of structure are metallic, ionic, simple molecular and giant molecular. Some physical properties of four substances are shown in the table. Which substance has a simple molecular structure? [Table with melting point, effect of adding water, and electrical conductivity]

A64 reacts good when solid
B113 insoluble always poor
C767 soluble good when solid
D1600 insoluble always poor

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Chemistry (9701) May/June 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Chemical bonding and is worth 1 mark.

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