Introductory Quiz on Solid State Principles

What type of ordering do amorphous solids lack?

What characterizes collections of atoms and molecules in the gas phase?

Which type of solid can be thought of as solutions that have been frozen in place before achieving a highly ordered structure?

What is the most common member of the category of amorphous solids?

What shapes the observable, macroscopic properties of matter in the solid state?

Crystalline solids are highly disordered and characterized by randomness.

Amorphous solids lack any long-range three-dimensional order and structure.

Glass is an example of a crystalline solid.

The extraordinary hardness of diamonds can be rationalized with an understanding of structure and bonding in the solid state.

In the gas phase, collections of atoms and molecules are highly ordered.