Question

I have heard that in solids, atoms are held very closely by strong intermolecular forces. But why in this crystalline solids image atoms are held so far apart? Please help:)

Answer 1

I'm not the one to ask for this. I just barely passed high school chemistry :/

Answer 2

k! np:)

Answer 3

sorry to disturb u.

Answer 4

don't worry about it.

Answer 5

@Zarkon Please help:)

Answer 6

Can you give a source of this image? There is always the generic answer that every substance has its optimal structure, which may or may not look "right" according to basic theory. I suspect that the large dots and the branches are different substances, and that this is a heterogeneous mixture, maybe?

Answer 7

ya sure. http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQXwYBIHrX9Stw7cOwtu598AKynF21sWMjHqRl0ecN6KHh36ci4

Answer 8

sorry. http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&biw=1366&bih=622&sout=0&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=crystalline+solid+examples+by+strong+microscope&oq=crystalline+solid+examples+by+strong+microscope&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=img.3...64553.89021.0.90093.79.28.3.23.3.8.304.3811.11j4j8j2.28.0...0.0.Swg696u24p8

Answer 9

The source website
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022309305000025
says, "Note that these planes link SiO4 tetrahedra that form the corrugated layers, separated by planes rich in Li+ ions (spheres)".

The abstract also mentions phrases like amorphous, and glasses - this is a tipoff that the structure is likely to be irregular.

Answer 10

k! I got this. thanx:)