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Is silicon dioxide a atom?
No, silicon dioxide is a molecule.
How are silicon dioxide and polythene different?
The silicon dioxide (SiO2) is not similar to polythene.
Is silicon dioxide a metal oxide?
No, Silicon dioxide SiO2 is a giant molecule. Quartz and sand are examples of this common naturally occuring substance. Silicon is not a metal it is classed as metalloid, in simple terms it looks like a metal but is a semiconductor when solid.
What is the empirical formula for a molecule containing 46.8 Si and 53 O?
This compound is silicon dioxide - SiO2.
what type of bonds form lattice structures?
Ionic bonded always. Also giant covalent structures- like diamond and silicon dioxide. It is NOT just ionic compounds!
Is silicon dioxide a atom?
No, silicon dioxide is a molecule.
Is silicon dioxide a pure element?
No, a silicon dioxide molecule is composed of 1 silicon atom and 2 oxygen atoms.
How are silicon dioxide and polythene different?
The silicon dioxide (SiO2) is not similar to polythene.
How many atoms make up silicon dioxide?
Silicon dioxide is a molecule made of one silicon and two oxygen for a total of three atoms.
Is silica dioxide quartz an organic molecule?
No. It is neither organic nor a molecule. Silicon dioxide consists only of silicon and oxygen. By definition, an organic compound must contain carbon. Second, silicon dioxide forms a covalent network rather than molecules.
What is the ionic compound of silicon dioxide?
SiO2, though silicon dioxide is covalent, not ionic.
Why silicon dioxide is a suitable for welding blankets?
because it has many strong covalent bonds in a lattice structure (such as diamond)
What type of oxide is silicon dioxide?
Giant covalent molecule. It is an acidic oxide
Why methane and silicon dioxide have different melting points?
Methane, consists of discrete molecules with a formula CH4. Silicon dioxide, SiO2, is a covalent macro-molecule consisting of a lattice of covalently bonded Si and oxygen atoms (each silicon is attached to four oxygen atoms, each oxygen is attached to two silicon atoms. Solid methane is held together by intermolecular forces- London dispersion forces, which are weak., so relatively little thermal energy is required to break up the solid (-182 0C) Breaking the silicon dioxide lattice requires the breaking of strong covalent bonds- which requires much more energy- so it melts at a much higher temperature, 1600 0C
1 A molecule of silicon dioxide SiO2 is made from combining two two oxygen atoms and one silicon atom by what means ionic physical chemical thermal?
Silicon Dioxide is made up of :2 Oxygen and 1 silicon
What substance has higher melting point silicon dioxide or methanol?
Silicon dioxide. Silicon dioxide silica is the mineral quartz and is a giant molecule with a melting point of over 16000C. Methanol is a molecular compound (an alcohol) with a melting point of -980C
How many atoms per element in sulican dioxide?
The chemical formula of Silicon dioxide is SiO2. Two oxygen atoms are bond to a silicon atom. This compound has 3 atoms per molecule.
