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Which substances have a giant structure?
A,C, F and G.
Which substances have a molecular structure?
B,D,E and H.
Which substance has a complex giant structure?
G.
Which substances are elementary substances?
A and H. There is only one type of atom.
Which substances are compound substances?
B,C, D, E, F and G. There is more than one type of atom.

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Which four substances are likely to be in the solid state at room temperature? Give your reasoning.
A,C,F and G. Giant structures tend to have high melting points, and these are likely to be above room temperature.
Which three substances are likely to be in the gas state at room temperature? Give your reasoning.
B,D and H. Molecular substances with small molecules tend to have very low boiling points.
Which substance is likely to be in the liquid state at room temperature? Give your reasoning.
E. This is the molecular structure with the biggest molecules. The hold between these molecules is likely to be greater than between smaller molecules and may be strong enough to give a boiling point above room temperature.

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