Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Tiny flakes of silica, $\text{SiO}_2$, are present in some car paints. In the structure of solid $\text{SiO}_2$, • each silicon atom is bonded to $x$ oxygen atoms, • each oxygen atom is bonded to $y$ silicon atoms, • every bond is a $z$ type bond. Which combination of $x$, $y$ and $z$ is correct in this statement?

  • A$x=2$, $y=1$, $z=\text{covalent}$
  • B$x=2$, $y=1$, $z=\text{ionic}$
  • C$x=4$, $y=2$, $z=\text{covalent}$
  • D$x=4$, $y=2$, $z=\text{ionic}$

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