Solid State Chemistry

Pre-Laboratory Discussion

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Activate (15 mins)
• Kindly go to this website
https://www.brainpop.com/games/crystalcave/
• After 15 minutes stop the activity and we will continue with our
discussion

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Phases of Matter

Solid Liquid Gas

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Solids
• Can be classified as crystalline or amorphous

Crystalline Amorphous

Quartz Glass
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Crystalline Solids
• Atoms are arranged in well defined repeating pattern.
• The smallest repeating pattern of a crystalline solid is known as
the unit cell

Quartz Halite
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Crystal Lattice
• refers to the symmetrical three-dimensional structural
arrangement of ions or atoms inside a crystalline solid as points
z

a γ
x
b

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 Types of Unit Cells

https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_Arkansas_Little_Rock/Chem_1403%3A_General_Chemistry_2/Text/12%3A_Solids/12.01%3A_Crystal_Lattices_and_Unit_Cells

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 Cubic Unit Cell

https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_Arkansas_Little_Rock/Chem_1403%3A_General_Chemistry_2/Text/12%3A_Solids/12.01%3A_Crystal_Lattices_and_Unit_Cells

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Simple Cubic (Primitive)

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Body-Centered Cubic

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Face-Centered Cubic

• Results in a cubic closed packing

system (ABCABC…)

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Hexagonal Closest Packing

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Atomic Packing Factor
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 Atomic Packing Factor
•

Simple Cubic Body-Centered Face-Centered Hexagonal

Cubic Cubic Closest Packing
52% 68% 74.04% 74.04%
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Percent Error
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Activity (Solid State)
1. Crystal Growth (with alum crystals)
2. Model Building

OUTPUT: AVP (Crystal Growth, Model Making), Data Sheet,

and Guide Questions

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Rubrics
Component Excellent Good Fair Poor
Procedure Steps of the experiment Steps of the experiment Steps of the experiment Steps of the experiment
30% are clearly stated so that are stated but minor are unclear or missing so are not included.
another person can details are missing so that that another person would
perform the experiment. another person would not be able to perform the
have trouble performing experiment.
the experiment.
Conclusion Clear and concise Conclusions are present Missing some parts of Missing conclusion
40% conclusions are given. and complete, knowledge conclusion or knowledge completely, or conclusion
Conclusion addresses gained is present, but not gained. Connection and hypothesis are not
problem and states clear and concise. between conclusion and connected.
knowledge gained. Hypothesis and hypothesis is not entirely
Conclusion and conclusion are plainly clear.
hypothesis are plainly connected.
connected.

Presentation Student presents all
30% elements of experimental
design so that it is exact,
specific, and detailed.
Student goes above and
beyond expectations.
Student presents all Student presents most Student presentation is
elements of experimental elements of experimental missing most elements of
design. design and is missing experimental design.
components that make Detail is also lacking.
presentation exact,
specific, and detailed.

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