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WorksheetsConnections in Solids
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the hardest natural material found on Earth?
quartz
graphite
glass
diamond
What natural material makes up the core of a pencil?
coal
graphite
lead
silicon
Which element makes up both diamond and graphite, just with the atoms arranged differently?
nitrogen
carbon
lead
silicon
Glycogen is just a chain of ___
water molecules
DNA molecules
glucose molecules
protein molecules
Network solids are one of the three types of ___
amorphous solid
ionic solid
atomic solid
molecular solid
A solid where each atom is covalently bonded to several others in various directions is classified as ___
a mesh solid
a network solid
a nexus solid
a tesselation solid
The concept of mixing atomic orbitals into new orbitals suitable to form chemical bonds is called ___
crossbreeding
amalgamation
hybridization
half-breeding
In graphite, the outer electrons of each carbon atom are arranged into what type of hybridized orbitals?
sp
sp2
sp3
sp4
In graphite, the unhybridized p orbitals form an extensive network of ___
pi bonds
sigma bonds
james bonds
delta bonds
In graphite, the sheets are only held to other sheets with really weak ___
dipole-dipole forces
covalent bonds
ionic bonds
van der Waals forces
Because the electrons in the pi bonds are able to move from one atom to another, graphite ___
is malleable
conducts electricity
is an electrical insulator
is magnetic
All of the differences between graphite and diamond are simply because of ___
the way their atoms are bonded
their density difference
their chemical composition
the difference in molecular mass
In diamond, the outer electrons of each carbon atom are arranged into what type of hybridized orbitals?
sp
sp2
sp3
sp4
In diamond, what type of geometric structure is formed by the lobes of the hybridized orbitals?
linear
tetrahedral structure
trigonal planar
trigonal bipyramidal
Diamonds are said to be "brittle" because they __
break easily
break before they bend
bend easily
bend before they break
The seam between atoms in a crystalline solid is called a ___
division line
fracture point
discontinuity boundary
cleavage plane
Unlike graphite, diamonds are electrical ___
insulators
conductors
semiconductors
capacitors
The carbon atoms in diamonds share what type of covalent bonds?
sigma bonds
pi bonds
delta bonds
hydrogen bonds
Both graphite and diamond are good conductors of heat because of ___
their chemical composition
the flow of electrons
the strength of their covalent bonds
their resistance to electron flow
When it's heated to very high temperatures and placed under extreme pressure, graphite can ___
melt
explode
turn into diamond
conduct electricity
The rate of breakdown of the bonds in diamond is ___
essentially zero
moderately low
moderately high
essentially infinite
