Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
Both diamond and rhombic sulphur are cov...

Both diamond and rhombic sulphur are covalent solids but the latter has very low melting point than the former. Explain why ?

Text Solution

AI Generated Solution

To explain why diamond has a high melting point compared to rhombic sulfur, we can analyze the structural differences and the types of bonding present in each solid. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Nature of the Solids**: - Both diamond and rhombic sulfur are classified as covalent solids. However, their structures and bonding differ significantly. 2. **Structure of Diamond**: ...
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • SOLID STATE

    MODERN PUBLICATION|Exercise CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS 2|21 Videos
  • SOLID STATE

    MODERN PUBLICATION|Exercise ADVANCED LEVEL PROBLEMS|8 Videos
  • SOLID STATE

    MODERN PUBLICATION|Exercise PRACTICE PROBLEMS|48 Videos
  • POLYMERS

    MODERN PUBLICATION|Exercise Competition file (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS) (C. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)(Integer Type Questions)|6 Videos
  • SOLUTIONS

    MODERN PUBLICATION|Exercise UNIT PRACTICE TEST|14 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Diamond and solid rhombic sulphur both are covalent solids but the latter has very low melting point than the former. Explain why ?

Magnalium has a very low melting point.

Why do halogens have low melting points ?

Low melting point is expected for a solid :

Why are Zn, Cd and Hg quite soft and have low melting points ?

MODERN PUBLICATION-SOLID STATE-CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS 1
  1. How are unit cell and space lattice related ?

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Pick out the odd ones from the following sets:(i) Sulphur, Argon, Soli...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. What is the two-dimensional coordination number of a molecule in squar...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Solid A is a very hard electrical insulator in solid as well as in mol...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. What type of solids are electrical conductors, malleable or ductile?

    Text Solution

    |

  6. How may octahedral voids are present in 1 mole of a compound having cu...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. What is the total number of atoms per unit cell in a face centred cubi...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Some of the very old glass objects appear slightly milky instead of be...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. A compound AB(2) possesses the CaF(2) type crystal structure. The c...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Ferric oxide crystalliizes in a hexagonal close-packed array of oxide ...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. If three elements X, Y and Z crystallize in a cubic solid with X atoms...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. If a solid 'AB','A' atoms have ccp arrangement and B atoms occupy all ...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Both diamond and rhombic sulphur are covalent solids but the latter ha...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Write a feature which will distinguish a metallic solid from an ionic ...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Write a distinguishing feature of metallic solids.

    Text Solution

    |

  16. What is the difference between glass and quartz while both are made up...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. What is difference in bahavior between glass and sodium chloride would...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. KF has ccp structure. Calculate the radius of the unit cell if the edg...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. If 'a' be the edge length of the unit cell and r be the radius of an a...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. How will you show that glass is super cooled liquid ?

    Text Solution

    |