What type of bond is associated with the crystal lattice?

Answer 1

This is a poorly phrased question.

Ionic bonds, such as NaCl (table salt) can be crystalline.

Covalent bonds, such as SiO2, SiO4, and diamond are crystalline.

Metallic bonds are typically crystalline.

Answer 2

The answer is that crystals can have a variety of different bonds! A crystal is formed of regular repeating units- nature doesn't care about the chemical bonds involved.

Firstly - ionic crystals, well known example common salt NaCl- consisting of electrically charged particles, "ions", Na+ and Cl-. (this is the answer some teachers expect.)

Secondly giant covalent molecules - nice example diamond- pure carbon joined by covalent bonds

Thirdly

Crystals can form from molecular substances- it can be difficult- but with care it can often be achieved- when definitive l X-Ray structure is determined - a lot of work often goes into producing a single crystal a single crystal of the substance. this is the method used to accurately show the structure of molecules in the solid state.

Answer 3

ionic bonds. not metallic or covalent bonds.

Metallic bonds are in a metallic lattic and covalent bonds are in a covalent lattice.

ionic bonds are in an ionic crystal lattice.

The above may be a view but most chemists would say that ionic, covalent or metallic bonds are associated with a crystal lattice. Crystal structures can be determined for all crystalline compounds which can be covalent, ionic or metals.

Answer 4

The kind of bond that produces crystalline lattices is an ionic bond. It is the complete transfer of valence electrons between atoms and commonly occurs in salts.

Answer 5

generally ionic bonds.However covalent bond also form when it is a good packing,eg.diamond

Answer 6

These characteristics are produced by an ionic bond. Perhaps metallic bonds among many atoms of a metal can also have crystalline structures and high melting points.

Answer 7

the atoms have big asses so do crystals

Answer 8

ionic bonds

Answer 9

clean