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Which salt is formed when lithium hydroxide (LiOH) reacts with hydrobromic acid (HBr)?
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3. Chemical Reactions
Naming Ionic Compounds
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What is the name given to the regular pattern in which an ionic compound is arranged?
A
Covalent structure
B
Amorphous solid
C
Crystal lattice
D
Molecular network
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Understand that ionic compounds are composed of positively and negatively charged ions held together by strong electrostatic forces called ionic bonds.
Recognize that these ions arrange themselves in a highly ordered, repeating three-dimensional pattern to maximize attraction and minimize repulsion.
This regular, repeating arrangement of ions in an ionic compound is known as a crystal lattice.
Different from covalent structures or amorphous solids, the crystal lattice provides ionic compounds with their characteristic high melting points and brittleness.
Therefore, the correct term for the regular pattern in which an ionic compound is arranged is 'crystal lattice'.
