Objectives • Element abundances in the Earth • Chemical bonds in crystals and their influence on physical properties • Coordination polyhedra & Pauling’s rules • Common structure types
Periodic table of elements http://www.barringercrater.com/http://www.barringercrater.com/ Klein Fig 3.22
What is the Earth made of? http://www.barringercrater.com/http://www.barringercrater.com/
What is the crust made of? http://www.barringercrater.com/http://www.barringercrater.com/ Klein Fig 3.2
Bond type and hardness diamond graphite http://www.barringercrater.com/http://www.barringercrater.com/ diamond graphite
Ions: Charge and radius http://www.barringercrater.com/http://www.barringercrater.com/ Wenk & Bulakh
Coordination polyhedra http://www.barringercrater.com/http://www.barringercrater.com/ Klein22 Fig3.35
Ionic radius and C.N. Klein22 Fig3.31 http://www.barringercrater.com/http://www.barringercrater.com/ Klein22 Fig3.31
Coordination number C.N. http://www.barringercrater.com/http://www.barringercrater.com/ Wenk & Bulakh
Electrostatic valency + 1/6 Na Cl- http://www.barringercrater.com/http://www.barringercrater.com/
Sharing decreases stability http://www.barringercrater.com/http://www.barringercrater.com/
Close-packed structures 3 positions A Sphere B Void C Void B C
Hexagonal close-packed structure - hcp
Hexagonal Close-Packed Structure - hcp B AB
Hexagonal Close-Packed Structure - hcp B ABAB....
Cubic close-packed structure - fcc or ccp
Cubic Close-Packed Structure - fcc or ccp AB
Cubic Close-Packed Structure - fcc or ccp ABC C
Cubic close-packed structure - fcc or ccp ABC ABCABC.... C
Cubic close-packed structure - fcc or ccp