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Step 1: Is the substance a metal only?
Yes: Giant Metallic Structure. (Metallic bonds between metal ions and delocalised electrons)
No: Proceed to Step 2.
Step 2: Is the substance made of metal and non-metal elements? (Check if the first part of the name is a metal, or if it is an ammonium compound)
Yes: Giant Ionic Structure. (Ionic bonds between oppositely charged ions. Note: Ammonium salts like Ammonium chloride are ionic compounds even without a metal)
No: Proceed to Step 3.
Step 3: Is the substance Carbon (Diamond or Graphite), Silicon, Silicon dioxide, Silicon carbide, or Boron nitride?
Yes: Giant Covalent Structure. (Strong covalent bonds between atoms in a rigid three-dimensional network)
No: It is a non-metal or covalent compound other than the exceptions.
→ Simple Molecular Structure. (Strong covalent bonds between atoms within molecules, weak van der Waals' forces or hydrogen bonds between discrete molecules)
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