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whta is the structure of sand
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Is sand giant or a simple structure?
Sand has a giant molecular structure. It is mainly made of a mineral called quartz, which is silicon oxide (SiO2).
What man made structure is affected by sand and wind?
Pizza
What is a structure built from a beach?
A beach is usually a place where there is sand and a water source. Many people build sand structures at the beach using the sand and water from ocean or lake and make sand castles.
What is desilting?
A space or structure constructed just below a diversion structure of a canal to remove bed, sand, and silt loads.
What covalent structure is commonly known as sand?
Sand is silicon dioxide. Note that as sand is generally coloured the silicon dioxide contains traces of metal oxides, typically iron.
What element are sand and quartz made from?
Both sand and quartz have the elements silicon and oxygen. It is a crystalline structure. The crystalline structures of sand and quartz are slightly different.
How is a mass structure made?
it means a whole bunch of materials piled up. a brick wall is a mass structure so is a sand castle.
What is a common structure of metamorphic rock?
The common structure of a metamorphic rock is that there are several pieces of different types of minerals, sand, rock, or glass.
Is a hoodoo a flatland?
No, a Hoodoo is a tall, thin or thick structure made out of sand particles.
What makes glass fragile?
Glass comes from sand. So it's probably its atomic structure.
Why are sand dollars circular?
Sand dollar's circular appearance is due to it's hard shell like structure called the Test that is circular. the test is covered by the spiny skin.
Is sand made up of one atom of one kind?
One grain of sand is a single molecule of silicon dioxide (made of of the atoms Silicon and Oxygen). The reason for its large size (relatively speaking) is because of its giant covalent structure - the same structure that is found in diamond.
