Structure of Metals

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What determines the behavior and properties of a material?

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The arrangement of atoms in a material determines its behavior and properties.

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What are the three common states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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What holds solid matter together?

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Forces originating between neighboring atoms or molecules.

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What is an ionic bond?

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A bond where one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another, held together by opposite charges.

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What is a covalent bond?

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A bond formed by shared electrons between atoms.

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What is a metallic bond?

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A bond where electrons are free to move throughout the metal, interacting with many atoms.

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What is a molecular bond?

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A weak attraction between molecules due to temporary charges, also known as van der Waals bonds.

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What is a hydrogen bond?

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A bond similar to molecular bonds, occurring when hydrogen atoms give up an electron to oxygen, fluorine, or nitrogen.

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What are amorphous materials?

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Materials with no regular arrangement of molecules, like glass and paraffin.

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What are crystalline materials?

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Materials with atoms arranged in a three-dimensional lattice.