FOUR TYPES OF CRYSTALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES Flashcards
1
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orderly arranged cations
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metallic
2
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dense
A
metallic
3
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packed close together
A
metallic
4
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high mp
A
metallic, ionic
5
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good electrical conductor
A
metallic
6
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malleable and ductile
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metallic
7
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held together by electrostatic forces
A
metallic
8
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made up of ions
A
ionic
9
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hard
A
ionic
10
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poor electrical conductor in solid state
A
ionic, molecular, covalent
11
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good electrical conductor in molten state
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ionic
12
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brittle that would shatter into pieces
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ionic
13
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form strong electrostatic interactions that hold the crystal lattice together
A
ionic
14
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made of atoms or molecules
A
molecular
15
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soft
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molecular
16
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poor electrical conductor in molten states
A
molecular, covalent
17
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held together by IMFAs
A
molecular
18
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made of atoms of one or many types
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covalent
19
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very hard
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covalent
20
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very high MP
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covalent
21
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each atom is covalently bonded to its neighbors
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covalent
