Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

The element tin occurs in two forms: grey tin and white tin. Some properties of grey tin and white tin are listed below. Boiling point / K: grey tin $2543$, white tin $2533$ Electrical conductivity: grey tin none in solid or liquid, white tin good in solid and liquid Malleability: grey tin brittle, white tin malleable What structural change might happen when grey tin changes to white tin?

  • Agiant covalent to giant ionic
  • Bgiant covalent to giant metallic
  • Cgiant ionic to giant covalent
  • Dgiant ionic to giant metallic

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