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At the end of this activity, students should be able to: – describe the structure of the crystal lattice of covalent compounds – define the terms simple molecular solid and giant molecular solid – give some examples of simple and giant molecular solids – describe the properties of elements and compounds forming simple molecular solids and giant molecular solid crystals – explain why certain giant molecular solids conduct electricity, and give examples of such solids.