Allotrope - two (or more) forms of the same element in which the atoms or molecules are arranged in different ways
Diamond - a form of carbon in which each carbon atom is surrounded by four other carbon atoms in the form of a tetrahedron
Ductile - the property that a metal can be drawn into wires
Giant covalent structure - In substances with giant covalent structures, millions or more atoms are held together by strong covalent bonds
Giant ionic structure - the structure of an ionic compound, which consists of oppositely charged ions packed closely together in a regular pattern called lattice
Giant metallic structure - the structure of a metal, in which ions are packed tightly together in a regular pattern to form a giant structure
Graphite - a form of carbon in which the carbon atoms are arranged in flat parallel layers. Within each layer, each carbon atom is covalently bonded to three other atoms, forming a hexagonal arrange
Lattice - the regular pattern in which oppositely charged ions of an ionic compound are packed closely together
Malleable - the property that a metal can be hammered or rolled into thin sheets
Quartz - a crystalline form of silicon dioxide in which each silicon atom is joined to four oxygen atoms by covalent bonds while each oxygen atom is joined to two silicon atoms by covalent bonds
Simple molecular structure - the structure of a substance in which strong covalent bonds hold the atoms in each molecule together while much weaker van der Waals’ forces hold the separate molecules
Van der Waals' forces - an weak attractive force between two atoms or non-polar molecules, which arises because a fluctuating dipole moment in one molecule induces a dipole moment in the othe