What type of solid is quartz?Select the proper choice from the given multiple choices.(A) Ionic (B) Molecular (C) Covalent (D) Metallic
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c may be the answer, I don't remember plz refer books.
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(C) Covalent is the correct option.
Explanation:
quartz or silicon dioxide is more specifically a covalent network solid. In the network covalent solids, the atoms of the same or different elements are linked with each other by covalent bonds to form a network.
In silicon dioxide, the poor overlapping of 3p-orbitals of silicon with 2p- orbitals of oxygen creates weaker pi-bond, so silicon dioxide forms a network of silicon-oxygen single bonds as it is stronger due to the high electronegativity of oxygen.
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