electrostatic forces of attraction that keep cations and anions together in a crystal lattice...
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Type: Glossary
drawing a line in the diagram of a molecule to indicate where electrons are shared.
Type: Glossary
a bond formed when non-metal atoms share a pair of valence electrons to form a molecule.
Type: Glossary
a solid network of atoms making up a large crystal with covalent bonds between the atoms.
Type: Glossary
a method used to refine petrol by breaking covalent bonds between carbon atoms using heat and a...
Type: Glossary
horizontal tunnels that are dug from the working shaft to the ore body in a mine.
Type: Glossary
the part of the Earth's hydrosphere that is made of frozen water.
Type: Glossary
the ordered three-dimensional arrangement of the particles of a crystal in an ionic bond or...
Type: Glossary
polymers are only able to form areas of crystallinity or crystalline domains, and are not...