Chemistry A-Level
Giant lattice structure
What Giant lattice structure means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Giant lattice structure
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Cations arranged in a regular lattice with a sea of delocalised electrons that are free to move throughout the structure.
Topics that use Giant lattice structure
- Periodicity (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Applying the sequence to specific elements
- atomic radius
- Cations and delocalised electrons
- delocalised electrons
- Distinction from mass number and relative atomic mass
- electrostatic attraction
- First ionisation energy
- Forces broken on melting
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