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Not sure what that means... but both silicon dioxide (sand) and diamond are covalent networks.
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Is silicon dioxide a mineral?
No, silicon dioxide is a compound. There terms metal and nonmetal are used to describe elements.
Is silicon dioxide soluble in non polar benzene?
No, silicon dioxide forms a network covalent structure, and so doesn't dissolve in anything:
Why is silicon dioxide a solid?
Silicon dioxide is not like carbon dioxide ( forms double bond with oxygen); this is expalined because it's energetically unfavourable for silicon dioxide to form double bond. 2p and 3p overlap b/w silicon and oxygen is not energetically favorable, so instead silicon binds covalent with 4 oxygen atoms( single bond) and forming a crystalline solid shape.
Is silicon a Diatomic Molecule?
No. Silicon exist as a covalent network solid in which each atom is bonded to 4 adjacent atoms.
Why does silicon have a high melting temperature?
Silicon forms what is known as a network covalent solid. Most covalent compounds that involve a couple atoms bonded together to form a molecule, and those molecules attracted to each other through weak intermolecular forces. Because these forces are relatively weak (compared to covalent or ionic bonds), molecules are easily separated from each other and so covalent compounds typically have low melting points. Silicon atoms are different. They form huge networks of strong covalent bonds with each other, essentially making huge molecules with atoms that are not easy to separate. A great example of another network covalent solid is a diamond (carbon atoms bonded together in a huge network). So if you look at a diamond you are essentially looking at one huge molecule--all the atoms covalently bonded together.
Is silica covalent or ionic?
Silicon dioxide has a network covalent bonding.
What is an example of a network solid?
A crystalline solid held together by covalent bonds
Why are covalent-network substances poor electrical conductors?
There is generally a lack of free electrons to conduct electricty. For example diamond (an allotrope of carbon) and silicon dioxide, which are very poor conductors. . Some network covalent t are semiconductors- like silicon- which mean that they can conduct but poorly.
Is silicon dioxide soluble in non polar benzene?
No, silicon dioxide forms a network covalent structure, and so doesn't dissolve in anything:
Is silicon dioxide a mineral?
No, silicon dioxide is a compound. There terms metal and nonmetal are used to describe elements.
What substance is an example of a network solid?
An example is the boron nitride. Another is silicon dioxide.
What is the difference between a molecule of sand and diamond?
Diamond is a tetrahedral network made of carbon atoms; sand is made of silicon dioxide.
What is the chemical name for H2SiO3?
SiO2 is a covalent network compound known as Silicon dioxide.
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.
Type of bonding in silicon carbide?
Network Covalent
Is diamond a molecule?
No, diamond is a covalent network solid.
Why melting point of diamond is higher than that of silicon carbide?
Diamond is a covalent network solid, and those types of compounds have higher melting points than other types of compound.
