At the end of this activity, students should be able to: û describe the structure of the crystal lattice of covalent compounds û define the terms simple molecular solid and giant molecular solid û give some examples of simple and giant molecular solids û describe the properties of elements and compounds forming simple molecular solids and giant molecular solid crystals û explain why certain giant molecular solids conduct electricity, and give examples of such solids.

Originally released by Learnetic, 2016.