CAIE A-Level Chemistry 4.2.1 Lattice Structures
Practise describing the particles and arrangement in giant ionic, simple molecular, giant covalent and metallic solids.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Chemistry 9701
- Level
- AS
Exam points
- describe giant ionic and metallic lattices as repeating arrays of ions with their appropriate attractions
- describe simple molecular crystals as discrete molecules held by intermolecular forces
- describe diamond, graphite and silicon dioxide as giant covalent networks and state key connectivity differences
4.2.1—Describe, in simple terms, the lattice question 1
[Maximum number: 1]
Nitrogen and phosphorus are elements in Group 15 of the Periodic Table.
A form of solid nitrogen has a lattice structure similar to solid iodine.
Identify the type of lattice structure of solid nitrogen.
simple molecular (lattice structure)
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