Giant covalent structures

Key term for OCR GCSE Chemistry A, used in Properties of materials.

Definition

A massive 3D network of non-metal atoms all linked together by strong covalent bonds.

Exam Context

Giant covalent structures appears in OCR GCSE Chemistry A revision content for Elements, compounds and mixtures, especially Properties of materials and Bulk Properties of Materials.

Elements, compounds and mixtures Properties of materials Bulk Properties of Materials

Found in Revision Notes

Elements, compounds and mixtures

Fundamentals of Bulk Properties

Properties of materials • Bulk Properties of Materials

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Related Key Terms

Brittle Bulk material Delocalised electrons Emergent properties

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