Chapter 8 Solid, Liquid and Intermolecular force

noble gases

The ________ are the only atomic solids known to form.

Capillary action

________ is the spontaneous rising of a liquid through a narrow tube, against the force of gravity.

momentary distortion

It arises from a(n) ________ of the electron cloud, with the creation of a very weak dipole.

sodium cation

Each ________ is surrounded by six chloride anions, and each chloride anion is surrounded by six ________.

SiO2

Graphite, diamond, and silicon dioxide (________) are examples of network solids.

Crystalline solids

________ display a very regular ordering of the particles in a three- dimensional structure called the crystal lattice.

Solid

________ is defined as a substance that has both a definite volume and a definite shape.

NaCl

________ and other salts are examples of ionic solids.

Hydrogen bonding

________ is a special type of dipole- dipole attraction in which a hydrogen atom is polar- covalently bonded to one of the following extremely electronegative elements: N, O, or F.