Ch 12 Solids and Modern Materials Flashcards
Define X-ray Crystallography
A technique allowing us to look into crystals to determine the arrangement of the atoms and measure the distances between them.
Define Crystal Lattice
The arrangement of atoms within a crystalline solid.
Define a Unit Cell
The smallest unit that shows the pattern of arrangement for all the particles. Unit cells are repeated over and over to give the macroscopic crystal structure of the solid.
How are unit cells classified
B their symmetry
What are the fundamental types of Unit Cells
1) Cubic
2) Tetragonal
3) Orthorhombic
4) Rhombohedral
5) Hexagonal
6) Monoclinic
7) Triclinic
Define Coordination Number
The number of particles each particle is in contact with.
Define Packing Efficiency
The percentage of volume in the unit cell occupied by particles. The higher the coordination number, the more efficient the particles are packed together.
What are the characteristics of a Cubic Unit Cell
1) All unit cell corners are 90 deg angles.
2) The length of all the edges are equal.
3) There are 3 types: simple cubic, body-centered cubic, and face-centered cubic.
How many atoms are in each type of SimpleCubic Unit Cell?
1) Simple - 1
2) Body-Centered - 2
3) Face-Centered - 4
What is the coordination number for each type of Cubic Unit Cell?
1) Simple Cubic: 6
2) Body-Centered: 8
3) Face-Centered: 12
What is the packing efficiency for each of the Cubic Unit Cell?
1) Simple Cubic: 52%
2) Body-Centered: 68%
3) Face-Centered: 74%
What are the 3 types of Crystalline Solids?
1) Molecular: Aka covalent solids
2) Ionic Solids: Have a charge
3) Atomic Solid: (3 types) Non-bonding, metallic, Network covalent
Only 3 elements can form hydrogen bonds. Which three?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluoride
Characteristics of Molecular (covalent) Solids?
1) Composite units are made up of molecules.
2) Low melting points
3) Held together by intermolecular attractive forces - dispersion forces, dipole/dipole attractions, and H-bonds. (Weak attractive forces).
4) Some crystallize in different structures called polymorphs (important in pharmaceuticals).
Characteristics of Ionics solids.
1) Composite units are formula unit (cation and anions)
2) High melting points
3) Lattice sites are occupied by ions
What are the 3 types of Atomic Solids?
1) Non-Bonding
2) Metallic
3) Network Covalent
What are the characteristics of a Nonbonding Atomic Solid?
1) Held together by dispersion forces
2) Low melting points
3) The only monoatomic solids
What are the characteristics of Metallic Atomic Solids?
1) Held together by metallic bonds
2) Have variable melting points
3) Have high densities
4) Form closest-packed crystal structures, most are face-centered .
What are the characteristics of Network Covalent Atomic Solids?
1) Held together by Covalent bonds
2) High melting points
3) Structure restricted by geometry of bonds
4) Cannot bend, they have rigid structures
What characteristics change as a polymorph’s type number increases?
The density and stability increases as you go from type 1 to type 6. Also, the higher types of polymorphs have a higher packing efficiency.
What are three most abundant elements on the earth?
1) Oxygen
2) Silicon
3) Aluminum
Why are metals malleable?
Because metals have a lot of free flowing electrons, which create strong but flexible bonds.
Name two types of rocks by their chemical make-up.
1) SiO2
2) CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
What are the characteristics of Graphite?
1) High melting point (3800 deg Celsius) because of some Covalent bonding.
2) Slippery feel because there are only dispersion forces holding the sheets together.
3) Electrical conductor
4) Thermal Insulator
5) Chemically very non-reactive
Pencil led had no lead… what is it made of
Graphite (carbon) and clay