Solids: Types and Properties

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What are the two types of solids mentioned in the text?

  • Metallic and covalent
  • Crystalline and amorphous (correct)
  • Regular and irregular
  • Solid and liquid

What characteristic property do crystalline solids exhibit in terms of the arrangement of constituent particles?

  • Random arrangement
  • Arrangement changes with temperature
  • Periodic and ordered arrangement (correct)
  • No specific arrangement

Why do crystalline solids have sharp melting points according to the text?

  • As a result of long-range ordered arrangement (correct)
  • Due to random arrangement of particles
  • Melting point is not relevant to the arrangement
  • Because of isotropic properties

What term describes the property of crystalline substances having different properties in different directions?

<p>Anisotropic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of a crystalline substance mentioned in the text?

<p>Amorphous glass (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is common to the smallest constituent particles of solids, according to the text?

<p>They are referred to as 'particles' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes solids from liquids and gases in terms of shape and volume?

<p>Solids have definite shape and volume (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to refer to the smallest constituent particles of solids in the text?

<p>Particles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic property do all crystalline substances possess except those with cubic structure?

<p>They are anisotropic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of solids melt at a definite temperature?

<p>Crystalline solids (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property of crystalline solids allows for the ordered arrangement of particles to extend over a long range?

<p>Regularity and periodicity in arrangement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which materials are examples of crystalline substances according to the text?

<p>Ice and gold (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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