Answer to Question #68621 in Physical Chemistry for james

Question

Which of these is not true of a lattice?
It resembles a scaffold erected for the construction of a building
Lattice is present only in ionic solids
It is an arrangement of geometrical points in a definite pattern in space
A regular periodic arrangement of points in space

Answer 1

Lattices are ionic, atomic, molecular and metallic, respectively, in the lattice sites are ions, atoms, molecules and atom-ions. Ie the lattices are present not only in ionic solids, but for example, also in atomic and molecular ones.

Answer: Lattice is present only in ionic solids.