Chemistry GCSE
Giant ionic lattice structure
What Giant ionic lattice structure means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A structure in which huge numbers of positive and negative ions are packed together in a regular repeating pattern.
Topics that use Giant ionic lattice structure
- Ionic compounds (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Conduction by free-moving ions
- Electrostatic attraction
- Electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
- Giant ionic lattice
- Model limitations
- Empirical formula
- Ionic lattice recognition
- Oppositely charged ions
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