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Explain why the covalent solids are bad conductors of electricity.

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ICSE-SOLID STATE-EXERCISE (PART-II DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS) (LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Explain why the covalent solids have high melting and boiling points.

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  2. Explain why the covalent solids are hard.

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  3. Explain why the covalent solids are bad conductors of electricity.

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  4. Explain why the covalent solids are usually soluble in non-polar solve...

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  5. How will you account for the following: Diamond is extremely hard an...

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  6. How will you account for the following: Diamond is a non-conductor o...

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  7. How will you account for the following: Diamond has high density.

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  8. How will you account for the following: Graphite is soft and is used...

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  9. How will you account for the following: Graphite is a good conductor...

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  10. Mention three differences between crystalline and amorphous solids.

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  11. For diamond, state the element present at the lattice sites, the numbe...

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  12. For sodium chloride crystal, state: the type of unit cell.

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  13. For sodium chloride crystal, state: the nature of forces holding the...

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  14. For sodium chloride crystal, state: the number of nearest neighbours...

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  15. For sodium chloride crystal, state: the geometry of the sodium ions ...

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  16. Graphite is anisotropic to electrical conduction. Discuss.

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  17. Diamond is hard and a bad conductor of electricity while graphite is s...

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  18. Describe the unit cell of sodium chloride with a neat diagram stating....

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  19. Describe the unit cell of sodium chloride with a neat diagram stating....

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  20. Describe the unit cell of sodium chloride with a neat diagram stating....

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