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Chemistry · Oct / Nov 2020 · Paper 11 · Question 9

5070Metallic bonding

The circuit diagram shows an experiment using a rod of copper and a rod of graphite. When the switch is closed, the bulb lights because an electric current flows through the copper and the graphite. Which particles move through these two solids?

  1. Acopper ions ✓, electrons ✗, carbon ions ✓
  2. Bcopper ions ✗, electrons ✓, carbon ions ✗
  3. Ccopper ions ✓, electrons ✓, carbon ions ✗
  4. Dcopper ions ✗, electrons ✓, carbon ions ✓

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Correct answer: B. copper ions ✗, electrons ✓, carbon ions ✗

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