Strongly bonded materials have higher stiffness.

For solid xenon, the bonding is covalent since xenon is an inert gas.

In order to obtain the most surface information on a sample with topographical contrast, all of the conditions below will improve this, except which one?

Hexagonal closed packed (HCP) structures follow ABCABCABC… packing sequence

Calculate the radius of a vanadium atom, given that V has a BCC crystal structure, a density of 5.96 g/cm3, and an atomic weight of 50.9 g/mol.

Index the illustrated directions in the unit cubic cell drawn below. 

Briefly define the following terms, concepts or rules using words, equations, and/or sketches: Valance electrons

The atomic number of Na is 11 and Cl is 17. Provide electronic configuration of the Na+ ion and Cl- ion in the form of 1s2 2s2 2p6 … and compare the ion sizes relative to each other (Na+ vs Cl-) and to their neutral atom (Na+ vs Na and Cl- vs Cl) counterparts.

Indicate the type of bonding for the following material. If more than one type, include all. CaF2

3. The nontreponemal antibody produced by syphilis-infected patients can also be produced by patients with other conditions.  What are the non-treponemal tests?