Properties of Solids

What are the four categories of crystalline solids based on the nature of the forces holding the component atoms, molecules, or ions together?

• Ionic, molecular, covalent (network), and metallic

• Ionic, molecular, covalent (network), and hydrogen bonding

• Ionic, molecular, covalent (network), and London dispersion forces

• Ionic, molecular, covalent (network), and metallic bonding

Which type of solid consists of positively and negatively charged ions held together by electrostatic forces?

• Ionic solids

• Molecular solids

• Covalent network solids

• Metallic solids

What type of bonding is present in covalent network solids?

• Ionic bonding

• Hydrogen bonding

• Covalent bonding

• Metallic bonding

Which type of solid is formed by networks or chains of atoms or molecules held together by covalent bonds?

• Ionic solids

• Molecular solids

• Covalent network solids

• Metallic solids

What is the structure of diamond?

• A repeating series of carbon atoms bonded together in a tetrahedral array

• Planar networks of six-membered rings of sp2 hybridized carbon atoms

• A single giant molecule with continuous chemical bonding throughout the entire structure

• Sheets of carbon atoms covalently bonded together