| The
structure of substances
The structure
and bonding of a substance determines its properties
and, in turn, the properties of a substance determine its
uses.
- There are only three different types of
particle in all substances – atoms,
molecules and ions.
The three different types of particle lead to four different
types of solids.
– Giant metallic
composed of metal atoms.
– Giant covalent
(giant molecular) composed of non-metal atoms joined together
in large molecules.
– Giant ionic composed
of ions.
– Simple molecular
composed of non-metal atoms in small molecules.
The table below summarises the particles, bonding and properties
of these four different solid structures.
Type
of
structure |
Particles
in the structure |
Type
of
substance |
Bonding |
Properties |
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