ilver oxide (Ag2O, right) is a black solid.Given this formula and the knowledge that the substance has a lattice structure, what can you say about how it is made up at the atomic level?

Silver oxide, denoted by the formula Ag2O, is made up of silver (Ag) and oxygen (O) atoms. The subscript '2' in the formula indicates that there are two silver atoms for every one oxygen atom in the compound.

The fact that silver oxide has a lattice structure tells us about the arrangement of these atoms. In a lattice structure, atoms, ions or molecules are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern in three dimensions.

In the case of silver oxide, the silver and oxygen atoms are arranged in such a lattice structure. This means that each silver atom is surrounded by a certain number of oxygen atoms and vice versa, in a consistent, repeating pattern throughout the solid.

The exact nature of this arrangement (i.e., how many of each atom surrounds each other, the angles between bonds, etc.) would depend on the specific type of lattice structure that silver oxide forms, which is beyond the scope of this question.

The black color of silver oxide is a bulk property of the material, and doesn't tell us anything specific about its atomic-level structure.