Chemistry GCSE
Line-bond representations
What Line-bond representations means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Line-bond representations
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Representations that use one line per single bond, for small molecules, polymer repeating units and parts of giant covalent structures.
Topics that use Line-bond representations
- Covalent bonding (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Addition polymerisation
- Bond strength and energy transfer
- Covalent bonding
- Diamond
- Dot and cross diagrams
- Explaining physical properties of simple molecules
- Giant covalent structures
- Model limitations
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