GEN CHEM2 Flashcards
molecules simply vibrate and rotate in place rather than move about.
Solid
the molecules are not moving in the same manner as those in liquids or gases.
Solid
generally held together by ionic or strong covalent bonding, and the attractive forces between the atoms, ions, or molecules are very strong.
Solid
have definite shapes and definite volumes and are not compressible to any extent.
solid
have a regular, highly ordered arrangement
Crystalline solids
have a random, disordered arrangement.
Amorphous solids
arranged in fixed geometric patterns or lattices.
Crystalline solids
Examples of crystalline solids
ice and sodium chloride (NaCl), copper sulfate (CuSO4), diamond, graphite, and sugar (C12H22O11).
The structures of crystalline solids are built from repeating units called
crystal lattices.
have a random orientation of particles.
Amorphous solids
Examples of amorphous solids are
glass, plastic, coal, and rubber.
They are considered super-cooled liquids where molecules are arranged in a random manner similar to the liquid state.
Amorphous solids
Crystal structure of a solid can be determined by—.This process provides information on bond lengths and angles.
x-ray diffraction
pioneered the work on X-ray crystallography and were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915.
William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg
relatively small repeating unit that is made up of a unique arrangement of atoms and embodies the structure of the solid.
Unit cell