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O-LevelChemistryAtomic Structure5070/12 · May/June 2023 · Q251 Mark

The element phosphorus, P, is immediately below nitrogen in the Periodic Table. It forms an oxide with the empirical formula P2O5. From the position of phosphorus in the Periodic Table, the element is expected to be ......1...... and the bonds in its oxide to be ......2....... Which words correctly complete gaps 1 and 2?

Ametal; covalent
Bmetal; ionic
Cnon-metal; covalent
Dnon-metal; ionic

✓ Correct answer

C: non-metal; covalent

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Atomic Structure, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2023 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 25.

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