Liquids
- Order in Liquids
- Viscosity and Surface Tension
- Liquid Crystals
Ionic Liquids
Solids
Classification of Solids
Solids can be classified on the basis of the bonds that hold the atoms or molecules together. This approach categorizes solids as either molecular.
Molecular Solids
Network Solids
A solid network or covalent network solid (also called atomic crystalline solids or giant covalent structures) is a chemical compound (or element) in which the atoms are bonded by covalent bonds in a continuous network extending throughout the material. In a solid network there are no individual molecules, and the entire crystal or amorphous solid may be considered a macromolecule. Formulas for network solids, like those for ionic compounds, are simple ratios of the component atoms represented by a formula unit.
Unit Cells
Metallic Solids
Ionic Solids
Inorganic Materials
- Alloys
- Silicates
- Calcium Carbonate
- Cement and Concrete
Materials for New Technologies Electrical Conduction in Solids
- Semiconductors
- Superconductors
- Luminescent Materials
- Magnetic Materials
- Nanomaterials
- Nanotubes