Paper 1 May/June 2014 CHEMISTRY (9701/11) IGCSE
Sodium, magnesium, aluminium, silicon and phosphorus are all elements in Period 3 of the Periodic
Table.
Three statements about the oxides and chlorides of these elements are given.
1 The ionically bonded oxides all react with dilute hydrochloric acid.
2 All metal chlorides produce neutral solutions when added to water.
3 The two most electronegative elements both form covalently bonded chlorides.
Which…