Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 11 - Intermolecular Forces and Liquids and Solids - Questions & Problems - Page 513: 11.107

Answer

W - Good conductor, malleable, high melting point, non reactive = Gold X - Poor conductor, shatters into pieces (brittle), high melting point, reactive = Lead Sulfide Y - Poor conductor, smashes into powder (brittle), low melting point with sublimation, non-reactive = Iodine Z - Poor conductor, cracked, so very hard, high melting point, non-reactive = Quartz ($SiO_{2}$)

Work Step by Step

W - Good conductor, malleable, high melting point, non reactive = Gold X - Poor conductor, shatters into pieces (brittle), high melting point, reactive = Lead Sulfide Y - Poor conductor, smashes into powder (brittle), low melting point with sublimation, non-reactive = Iodine Z - Poor conductor, cracked, so very hard, high melting point, non-reactive = Quartz ($SiO_{2}$)
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