Chapter 12: Solids

A crystalline solid of an unknown origin forms an aqueous solution that conducts an electrical current. The solid has a high melting point and shatters when struck with a hammer. The solid is likely to be

What is the edge length of a face-centered cubic unit cell made up of atoms having a radius of 200 pm?

What is the hybridization of carbon found in the allotrope of graphite?

Cubic closest-packing

Dry ice (solid CO2) is which type of solid?

Which type of spherical packing has the most unused space?

Identify the type of solid for gold.

An ionic compound crystallizes in a unit cell having a face-centered cubic array with metal ions, Mn+, and all the tetrahedral holes (inside near corners) occupied by anions, X-. The empirical formula of this ionic compound is

Identify the type of solid for AgCl.

The temperature at which the solid, liquid, and gaseous phase are all in equilibrium is known as the

Identify the type of interaction between atoms in a networking atomic solid.

Which of the following is the most efficient in packing?

What is the coordination number for a simple cubic packing?

What is the coordination number for body-centered packing?

This packing method has 2 alternating layers and touches 12 neighbors.