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Salt
and lead are examples of simple giant structures.
Calcium carbonate has a complex giant structure:
Calcium carbonate, marble, limestone and chalk are almost
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is not a normal molecule and cannot exist on its own
as a substance. It must be bonded to another kind of
atom in a giant structure. |
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defines the substance
calcium carbonate |
Substances with complex giant structures have high
melting points.
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Science Enhancement Programme CD-ROM 2005 |
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