Properties of Solids

Question 1

the molecules in a solid are closely packed together and contain the least amount of -

Answer 1

kinetic energy

Question 2

a solid is characterized by - and -

Answer 2

structural rigidity, resistance to a force applied to its surface

Question 3

solids can be identified as these 2

Answer 3

crystalline or amorphous

Question 4

the particles present are areanged in an ordered and symmetrical pattern that is repeated over the entire crystal

Answer 4

crystalline solid

Question 5

crystalline solids are regarded as -

Answer 5

true solids

Question 6

in this solid, particles do not have a repeating lattice pattern

Answer 6

amorphous solids

Question 7

literally means “solids without form”

Answer 7

amorphous solids

Question 8

amorphous solids are also called -

Answer 8

pseudo solids

Question 9

an amphorous solid does not have a - ; instead, it melts gradually over a range of temperatures, because the bonds do not break all at once

Answer 9

melting point

Question 10

4 types of solids

Answer 10

ionic, covalent, molecular, metallic

Question 11

ionic solids are formed by - and -

Answer 11

anion, cation

Question 12

crystalline solids are categorized as -

Answer 12

ionic solids

Question 13

ionic solids have - melting and boiling points

Answer 13

high

Question 14

this type of solid is a poor conductor in solid form and good conductor in solution

Answer 14

ionic solids

Question 15

true or false: ionic solids are brittle

Answer 15

true

Question 16

neutral molecules that form molecular lattice structures

Answer 16

molecular solids

Question 17

molecular solids have - melting and boiling points

Answer 17

low

Question 18

this type of solid is a nonconductor in all states

Answer 18

molecular solids

Question 19

in this solid, distinct atoms all bound covalently

Answer 19

covalent network solids

Question 20

covalent network solids have - melting and boiling points

Answer 20

high

Question 21

covalent network solids are made of -

Answer 21

carbons, Si, Ge, and B

Question 22

these solids are poor conductors except for graphite so2 hybridization and delocalized electrons

Answer 22

covalent network solids

Question 23

covalent network solids are poor conductors except for - and -

Answer 23

graphite sp2 hybridization, delocalized electrons

Question 24

these solids have metallic bonding

Answer 24

metallic solids

Question 25

these solids are a great conductor of heat and electricity

Answer 25

metallic solids

Question 26

metallic solids are - and -

Answer 26

ductile, malleable

Question 27

in metallic solids, melting and boiling point -

Answer 27

varies