What type of bonding is in quartz?

Answer 1

Each silicon atom can bond to four oxygen atoms, and this gives rise to a giant covalent network structure in which each Si is bonded to four oxygens and each O to two silicon atoms. Again, the bonding between the atoms goes on and on in three dimensions. This results in a 1:2 ratio between Si and O atoms.

In other words,

Quartz is SiO2.. and since Silicon is a metalloid therefore it has 4 electrons in its outer most shell.

The chemical bonds in silica are covalent. The basic building block of quartz is SiO4 unit.

Structure:

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|O|

- | -

.O-Si-O.

- | -

|O|

Answer 2

Covalent bonding is used to produce the compound silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Answer 3

Covalent bonds hold a silicon crystal together. This is due to the sharing of valence electrons between two or more atoms in the crystal.

Answer 4

Metallic bonding

Answer 5

A covalent bond holds quartz together.