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# Question & Answer
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What is a metallic bond? - Bonding in metals where electrons are delocalized and shared collectively in a lattice
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Give an example of a covalent compound. - Water (H₂O), Methane (CH₄)
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What is a covalent bond? - Bond formed by sharing of electrons between two atoms
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Give an example of an ionic compound. - Sodium chloride (NaCl)
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What is an ionic bond? - Bond formed by transfer of electrons from one atom to another, resulting in cations and anions
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What is the octet rule? - Atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons to have eight electrons in their valence shell
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What is valency? - Combining capacity of an atom, usually equal to the number of electrons gained, lost, or shared
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What are isobars? - Atoms of different elements with the same mass number but different atomic numbers
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What are isotopes? - Atoms of the same element with same number of protons but different number of neutrons
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What is the relative charge and mass of a neutron? - Charge = 0, Mass ≈ 1.67 × 10⁻²⁷ kg
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What is the relative charge and mass of a proton? - Charge = +1 e, Mass ≈ 1.67 × 10⁻²⁷ kg
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What is the relative charge and mass of an electron? - Charge = -1 e, Mass ≈ 9.11 × 10⁻³¹ kg
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What are the three subatomic particles? - Electrons (negative), Protons (positive), Neutrons (neutral)
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What is Bohr’s contribution to atomic structure? - Electrons revolve in fixed orbits with quantized energy levels
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Who proposed the Bohr model of the atom? - Niels Bohr
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What was Rutherford’s model of the atom? - Atom has a small, dense positively charged nucleus with electrons orbiting around it
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Who discovered the nucleus of an atom? - Ernest Rutherford
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What was Dalton’s contribution to atomic theory? - Atoms are indivisible, indestructible, and identical for a given element
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Who proposed the first atomic theory? - John Dalton
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How does a step-up transformer differ from a step-down transformer? - Step-up: increases voltage, decreases current; Step-down: decreases voltage, increases current
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What is a solenoid used for? - Creating controlled magnetic fields and as electromagnets
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Can Ohm’s law be applied to all conductors? - No, only for ohmic conductors where resistance remains constant
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What is the difference between series and parallel circuits? - Series: same current, voltage divides; Parallel: same voltage, current divides
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How does resistance heating work? - Electric current through a high-resistance material produces heat (I²R)
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What is the role of electromagnets in practical applications? - Used in motors, relays, cranes, and MRI machines