types of crystalline solids and their properties

what are ionic solids made of?

ion particles

ionic solids are formed by what

ionic bonds

properties of ionic solids

hard, brittle, conducts electricity as a liquid, high or very high melting point

what are metallic solids made of?

atoms of electropositive elements

metallic solids are formed by

metallic bonds

properties of metallic solids

shiny, malleable, ductile, heat and electricity conductive, variable hardness and melting temperature

what are covalent network solids made of?

atoms of electronegative elements

covalent network solids are formed by

covalent bonds

covalent network solids properties

very hard, not conductive, very high melting points

what are molecular solids made up of?

molecules or atoms

molecular solids are formed by

IMFs

molecular solid properties

variable hardness, variable brittleness, not conductive, low melting points

ionic solids

m+nm

metallic solids

metals only

network covalent

diamond, graphite, SiO2, SiC, Si, Ge

Molecular Covalent

nm+nm