giant ionic lattice
What giant ionic lattice means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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The arrangement the ions build rather than a molecule, with the attraction acting in all directions.
A structure in which many oppositely charged ions are held in a regular arrangement.
Topics that use giant ionic lattice
- Ionic bonding (AQA A-Level)
- Bonding and structure (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Anomalous melting and boiling points
- Average bond enthalpy
- Averaging over similar compounds and its limitation
- Bond angles
- bond length and strength
- Bond polarity and lone pairs
- Bond polarity versus molecular polarity
- charge and radius
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