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WorksheetsDoing Solids
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Most people probably don't think of chemicals as ___
liquid chemicals that are sprayed on crops
gaseous chemicals coming out of exhaust pipes
solids like tables, computers or aardvarks
gaseous chemicals coming out of smokestacks
With the exception of air, the vast majority of the matter that you interact with is in the form of ___
solids
liquids
gases
plasma
Many metals, under the right conditions, are almost infinitely ___
dense
soft
crumbly
moldable
What are the two main classes of solids?
crystalline and metamorphic
crystalline and amorphous
metamorphic and igneous
igneous and amorphous
Which type of solid has its atoms atoms arranged in an orderly, predictable way?
amorphous solids
colloids
crystalline solids
gels
Which type of solids don't have a definite shape because their atoms and molecules are arranged randomly?
amorphous solids
ionic compounds
crystalline solids
metals
Which category of solid includes gels and colloids like mayonnaise and rubber?
amorphous solids
anisotropic solids
ionic compounds
crystalline solids
In chemistry, "amorphous" refers to solids that ___
are soft
are flexible
have an atomic structure that is disordered
have an atomic structure that is ordered
Amorphous solids, like glass, melt ___
at very low temperatures
over a range of temperatures
at specific distinct temperatures
at very high temperatures
Amorphous solids respond to stress in the same way in every direction, so they are ___
isotropic
isomeric
isobaric
isothermic
Crystalline solids break differently depending on which plane you hit, which means they are ___
malleable
animorphic
anisotropic
ductile
Water ice, dry ice, and sugar are classified as what type of crystalline solids?
ionic solids
molecular solids
atomic solids
group 18 solids
Molecular solids are are held together by weak Van de Waals forces, and generally tend to be ___
soft with fairly low melting points
soft with fairly high melting points
hard with fairly low melting points
hard with fairly high melting points
Table salt, Epsom salt, chalk and limestone are classified as what type of crystalline solids?
ionic solids
molecular solids
atomic solids
group 18 solids
Ionic solids are often ___ in water and have ___ melting points
soluble, very low
soluble, very high
insoluble, very low
insoluble, very high
A diamond is just a big crystal made of carbon atoms, and is classified as a ___
molecular solid
network solid
group 18 solid
metal
Group 18 solids (the solid phase materials of the noble gases) are held together by weak little ___
hydrogen bonds
dipole-dipole forces
ion-ion forces
Van der Waals forces
Metals are classified as crystals because their atoms are ___
on the right side of the periodic table
on the left side of the periodic table
arranged in an orderly way
disordered
The atoms in metals form specific configurations called ___
over-crowding arrangements
tight bunching configurations
compact stuffing configurations
closest packing arrangements
Most metals can be pounded in to various shapes, so they are called ___
malleable
ductile
conductive
lustrous
Most metals can be stretched out in to wires, so they are called ___
malleable
ductile
conductive
lustrous
Metals can conduct heat and electricity so easily because their valence electrons ___
tightly orbit their respective atoms
form a sea of electrons
clump to form ions
are locked in covalent bonds
All the bonds in a crystal are the same, so their melting points are ___
very low temperatures
very specific temperatures
broad ranges of temperatures
very high temperatures
Compared to amorphous solids, crystalline solids are generally ___
less brittle
more brittle
less dense
more dense
