Giant ionic lattices
What Giant ionic lattices means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A regular, repeating grid of ions held in fixed positions, repeating in three dimensions with each ion surrounded by oppositely charged neighbours.
Oppositely charged ions have high melting points due to strong electrostatic forces of attraction in all directions.
Regular structures in which oppositely charged ions are arranged in a repeating three-dimensional pattern.
Topics that use Giant ionic lattices
- Ionic compounds (AQA GCSE)
- Key ideas (AQA GCSE)
- Properties of ionic compounds (AQA GCSE)
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- Electrostatic forces of attraction
- Ionic bonding
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