describe, and write equations for, the thermal decomposition of the nitrates and carbonates, to include the trend in thermal stabilities

describe the relative thermal stabilities of the hydrogen halides and explain these in terms of bond strengths

describe, in simple terms, the lattice structure of a crystalline solid which is: (a) giant ionic, including sodium chloride and magnesium oxide (b) simple molecular, including iodine, buckminsterfullerene \( C_{60} \) and ice (c) giant molecular, including silicon(IV) oxide, graphite and diamond (d) giant metallic, including copper