Metallic Bonding
Metallic bonding occurs when positive metal ions are held together by electrostatic attraction to a sea of delocalised electrons. These pages separate the key ideas so that students can revise metallic structure and link it clearly to metal properties.
Revision Notes
Work through each part of Edexcel Topic 2 in a structured sequence.
Metallic Bonding and Structure
Revise positive metal ions, delocalised electrons and the electrostatic attraction that holds metallic structures together.
Start revisingPhysical Properties of Metals
Connect metallic bonding and structure with electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, malleability, ductility and melting temperature.
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Metallic Bonding Map
Edexcel A Level Chemistry · Topic 2 Bonding and Structure · Metallic Bonding
The whole section on one A4 page: the metal lattice, metallic bonding and what makes it stronger, conductivity, malleability and melting temperatures.
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See what is insideTopic 2A Metallic Bonding taught by a specialist chemistry teacher, in 2 recorded video lessons that follow the specification.
- Learn it before you revise itEach lesson explains the chemistry step by step, with the diagrams, mechanisms and worked examples the exam expects.
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- Your progress is keptA lesson is ticked off once you have watched most of it, here and in your course on Moodle.
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Test yourself: 1 MCQ paper
Exam-style multiple-choice paper, marked the moment you submit with every answer explained. MCQ (A) is free.
Start MCQ (A) freeAn exam-style multiple-choice paper, MCQ (A): 15 questions on Topic 2A Metallic Bonding, written the way the exam asks them.
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Written and drawn answers: 2 papers
Draw, write and calculate the way the exam asks, then a specialist chemistry teacher marks your work.
See what is inside2 exam papers, (A) to (B): 25 questions on Topic 2A Metallic Bonding with no multiple choice. You write explanations, work out calculations and draw answers: structures, mechanisms and diagrams.
- Answer the way the exam asksThe real paper wants written, worked and drawn answers, so that is how you practise.
- Marked by a teacher, assisted by KASPA specialist chemistry teacher marks every answer against the mark scheme, with feedback on what to fix.
- One paper marked each weekYour marked paper comes back here with every marking point shown.
Specification
Metallic Bonding – Edexcel A Level Chemistry
The following specification points outline the knowledge and skills students are expected to demonstrate for Topic 2.
2A: Bonding
2B: Structure
Metallic Bonding – Edexcel A Level Chemistry
The following specification points outline the knowledge and skills students are expected to demonstrate for Topic 2.
2A: Bonding
2B: Structure
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