IMF of Solids (chapter 3) Flashcards

1
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Solid material whose components, such as atoms, molecules or ions, are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure.

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Crystal/ Crystalline solid

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2
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Atom/ group of atoms that has a net positive or negative charge.

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Ion

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3
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Solid that consists of positively and negatively charged ions held together by electrostatic forces.

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Ionic crystal

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4
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Attraction between oppositely charged ions in a chemical compound.

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Electrostatic bonding

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5
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Electrostatic force that holds ions together in an ionic compound.

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Ionic bond

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6
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Solid that may be a chemical compound (or element) in which atoms are bonded by covalent bonds in a continuous network extending throughout the material.

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Network solid/ Covalent network crystal

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7
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Solid composed of molecules held together by Van deer Waals forces.

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Molecular crystal

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8
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Regular repeating structure of a crystalline solid.

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Crystal lattice

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9
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Smallest subunit of a crystal lattice that can be repeated over and over to make the entire crystal.

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Unit cell

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10
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Repetition of structural units of the substance over long atomic distances.

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Long range order

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11
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2 Catergories of Solids

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  1. Crystalline solids

2. Amorphous solids

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12
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There is a presence of long range order.

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Crystalline solids

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13
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There is an absence of long range order.

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Amorphous solids

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14
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2 general ways a component of a solid can be arranged:

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  1. Regular repeating three dimensional structure called “crystal lattice” (crystalline solid).
  2. Can aggregate with no particular long range order (amorphous solid).
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15
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Greek word meaning “shapeless”

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“amorphos”

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16
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fixed geometric patters of lattices

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crystalline solids

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17
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The ordered arrangement of their units maximizes the space they occupy and are essentially incompressible.

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crystalline solids

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18
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Examples of crystalline solids:

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ice, NaCl, CuSO4, diamond, graphite, sugar (C12H22O11),minerals, sand, clay, limestone, metals, alloys, carbon.

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19
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More than __% of ______ and ______ are crystalline.

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90%; naturally occuring and artificially prepared solids

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20
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Random orientation of particles.

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Amorphous solids

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21
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Examples of amorphous solids:

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glass, plastic, rubber, coal, cotton candy

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22
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cause of the difference in the behavior of crystalline solids when heated

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presence/ absence of long range order

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23
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crystals become liquid at a ____ bc?

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specific temperature bc attractive forces are broken

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24
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Change sharply when attractive forces are broken?

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Physical Properties

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25
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When amorphous solids are heated,

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they soften gradually and melt over wide range of temperature.

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26
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Formation of solid crystals from a homogeneous solution.

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Crystallization

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27
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Essentially a solid-liquid separation technique and very important.

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Crystallization

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28
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Technique used to determine the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal wherein atoms cause beams of incident x-rays to diffract into many specific directions.

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X-ray diffraction

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29
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A stream of x-rays directed at a crystal, diffracts and scatters as it encounter atoms

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X-ray diffraction

30
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Interfere with each other and produce a pattern of spots of different intensities that can be recorded on film.

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Scattered rays

31
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4 Types of Crystals

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  1. Metallic crystals
  2. Ionic crystals
  3. Molecular crystals
  4. Covalent network crystals
32
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Can readily lose e- to form cations, but no atoms in the crystal would really gain e-.

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Metallic crystals

33
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Made up of an orderly arrangement of cations surrounded by delocalized e- that move around the crystal.

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Metallic crystals

34
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Metallic bonds also known as?

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“sea of electrons”

35
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Characteristics of metallic crystals (6)

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high melting points, malleability, thermal and electrical conductivity, ductility, luster, dense

36
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Mobile e- simply follows the movement of cations.

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Malleability and Ductility

37
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Large amount of energy in needed for the forces of attraction.

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High melting points

38
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Delocalized e- move throughout the crystal

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Electrical conductivity

39
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Form of emitted light.

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Luster

40
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Atoms are packed closely together.

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Dense

41
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Collisions that kinetic energy is transferred.

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Thermal conductivity

42
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cation and anion

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Ionic crystals

43
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Form strong electrostatic interactions that hold the crystal lattice together.

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Ionic crystals

44
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ions of opposite charge

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Ionic crystals

45
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shatter into pieces when deformed

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brittle

46
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cause repulsion

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shifting of ions

47
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conduct electricity

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liquid ionic substance

48
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nonconducting

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solid ionic substance

49
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holds the crystal together

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hard

50
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Made of atoms, such as noble gases or molecules such as sugar (C12H22O11), Iodine (I2), and napthalene (C10H8).

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Molecular crystals

51
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Atoms/ molecules are held by IMF

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Molecular crystals

52
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Low melting points = ?

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forces are broken

53
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Valence e- is used in?

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Bonding

54
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no charged particles bc of the absence of any mobile paricles

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nonconducting

55
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Why are molecular crystals brittle?

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bc they are highly directional and shifting would break them

56
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Made of atoms in which each atom is covalently bonded to its nearest neighbors

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Covalent network crystals

57
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Used to form covalent bonds

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valence electrons

58
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no delocalized e-

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nonconducting

59
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Only type of attractive force in network solid.

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Covalent network crystal

60
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Requires a large amount of energy

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Rearranging/ breaking of covalent bond

61
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Insoluble in water

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Covalent network crystal

62
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Very structurally complex and has at least 70 crystalline forms

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Silicon carbide (SiC)

63
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Hardest and high melting point

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diamond

64
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2nd hardest

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Cubic boron nitride (BN)

65
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Each silicon atom is bridged to its neighbors by an oxygen atom.

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Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

66
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an allotrope of carbon

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Graphite

67
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Differs in properties with others

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Graphite

68
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Soft

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Graphite

69
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Used as solid lubricant

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Graphite

70
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This indicates the presence of charged particles in graphite.

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Good conductor of electricity

71
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Why is graphite weaker than diamond?

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bc graphite is only bonded to three and made of layers of rings of Carbon atoms while diamond is bonded to four.