0
Because both silicon and oxygen 'share' electrons. As the oxidation state of Si is +4 and Oxyen is -2
4-2-2=0
So the sharing of the electrons in the atoms forms a stable molecule.
And a covalent bond is the name for the sharing of electrons in a bond.
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What bond does silicon have?
Covalent bond
Is silicon-hydrogen bond ionic or metallic or covalent?
Covalent.
Is silica covalent or ionic?
Silicon dioxide has a network covalent bonding.
What is the bond between silicon and oxygen atoms in quartz?
Covalent bond.
What type of bond is formed between Silicon and Carbon?
a covalent bond
Does silicon dioxide contain a covalent bond?
Silicon dioxide has covalent bonds.
What bond does silicon have?
Covalent bond
Is nitrogen dioxide a covalent bond or ionic bond?
covalent
Silicon dioxide diamond covalent network?
Not sure what that means... but both silicon dioxide (sand) and diamond are covalent networks.
Is silicon-hydrogen bond ionic or metallic or covalent?
Covalent.
Is silica covalent or ionic?
Silicon dioxide has a network covalent bonding.
What type of bond is formed between Silicon and Carbon?
a covalent bond
What is the bond between silicon and oxygen atoms in quartz?
Covalent bond.
Is CO2 an ionic bond or covalent bond?
Carbon dioxide is a molecular covalent bond, as no metals are present in the gas.
What is the name of the covalent compound SiO2?
Silicon Dioxide.
What type of bond does mica have?
It is Aluminium combined with Silicon, and it's bond is covalent.
What kind of bond do silicon and carbon make?
Because silicon is a metalloid/semi-metal and carbon is a nonmetal, the bond is covalent.
