Chapter 12: Solids

Question 1 of 30

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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

Select one of the following:

An ionic bond
A covalent network solid
A metallic solid
A molecular solid

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

20 pm
71 pm
566 pm
110 pm

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

sp
sp2
sp3
sp4

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

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Cubic closest-packing

Select one of the following:

has a body-centered cubic cell
has the same unit cell as a hexagonal closest-packing
has a simple cubic unit cell
has a face-centered cubic unit cell

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

covalent atomic solid
ionic solid
metallic atomic solid
nonbonding atomic solid
molecular solid

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

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The phase diagram of a substance is shown.
What is the physical phase of the substance at T = 100 K and P = 0.1 atm?

Select one of the following:

gas
liquid
solid
supercritical fluid

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

A certain mineral, M_xM'_yA_z, crystallizes in the cubic unit cell shown below in which gray spheres represent cations M, shaded spheres represent cations M', and black spheres represent anions.
How many anions are in the unit cell?
How many cations M are int he unit cell?
What is the empirical formula of the mineral?

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

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Which type of spherical packing has the most unused space?

Select one of the following:

Body-centered cubic
cubic closest-packed
simple cubic
cubic closest-packed and hexagonal closest-packed

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

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Identify the type of solid for gold.

Select one of the following:

Metallic atomic gold
Ionic solid
nonbonding atomic solid
molecular solid
networking atomic solid

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

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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

Select one of the following:

MX
M7X4
M2X
MX2

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

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Identify the type of solid for AgCl.

Select one of the following:

Metallic atomic solid
ionic solid
nonbonding atomic solid
molecular solid
networking atomic solid

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

triple point
meting point
critical point
boiling point

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

hydrogen bonding
weak dispersion forces
polar bonding
covalent bonding
ionic bonding

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

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Use the diagram to answer the following question.
Melting occurs along the

Select one of the following:

orange to the blue line
green to the blue line
blue to the green line
orange to the green line

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

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What terminology best describes the bonding in the following schematic of a metal?

Select one of the following:

crystal model
ionic bonding
covalent bonding
electron-sea model

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

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Identify the packing in the figure shown below

Select one of the following:

body-centered cubic
cubic closest packed (face-centered cubic)
simple cubic
hexagonal closest packed

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

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The normal boiling point of this substance is approximately

Select one of the following:

140 degrees celsius
25 degrees celsius
300 degrees celsius
350 degrees celsius

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

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The 2 types of solids are known as

Select one or more of the following:

Amorphous solid
Ionic solids
Crystalline solid
Liquid crystal solids

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

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Crystalline solids have no ordered arrangement.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

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Examples of an amorphous solid which has no ordered arrangement are

Select one or more of the following:

Glass
Rubber
NaCl
Polymers

Explanation

Question 21 of 30

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❌ = Particles are ions. Regularly 3-D array. Hard, brittle, high melting point. Only conduct electricity in a molten state or dissolved in water.

Select option below to complete the highlighted text

Ionic solid

Molecular solid

Covalent Network solid

Metallic solid

Explanation

Question 22 of 30

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❌ = atoms are linked together by covalent bonds throughout the entire crystal.

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Metallic solid

Ionic solid

Molecular solid

Covalent Network solid

Explanation

Question 23 of 30

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❌ = Pure metals (atoms) large array of atoms where positive nuclei are held together by electrons. "Sea of electrons."

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Metallic solid

Ionic solid

Molecular solid

Network covalent solid

Explanation

Question 24 of 30

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❌ = particles are molecules. Held together by intermolecular forces. Soft6er, lower melting point and do not conduct electricity in any form.

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Molecular solid

Covalent Networking solid

Metallic solid

Ionic solid

Explanation

Question 25 of 30

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Which of the following is the most efficient in packing?

Select one of the following:

Simple cubic
Body center
Face center

Explanation

Question 26 of 30

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University Chemistry 102 Quiz on Chapter 12: Solids, created by Laura Pepe on 10/02/2020.

Chapter 12: Solids

Question 1 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

Cubic closest-packing

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

The phase diagram of a substance is shown. What is the physical phase of the substance at T = 100 K and P = 0.1 atm?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

Which type of spherical packing has the most unused space?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

Identify the type of solid for gold.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

Identify the type of solid for AgCl.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

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

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

Use the diagram to answer the following question. Melting occurs along the

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

What terminology best describes the bonding in the following schematic of a metal?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

Identify the packing in the figure shown below

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

The normal boiling point of this substance is approximately

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

The 2 types of solids are known as

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

Crystalline solids have no ordered arrangement.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

Examples of an amorphous solid which has no ordered arrangement are

Select one or more of the following:

The phase diagram of a substance is shown.
What is the physical phase of the substance at T = 100 K and P = 0.1 atm?

Use the diagram to answer the following question.
Melting occurs along the

Match the edge length formula to the correct unit cell
Simple cubic = ❌
Body center cubic =❌
Face center = ❌