Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Within the solid structure of $\text{SiO}_2$, each silicon atom forms bonds with $x$ oxygen atoms, each oxygen atom forms bonds with $y$ silicon atoms, and every bond is of type $z$. Which combination of $x$, $y$ and $z$ is correct in these statements?

  • A$x=2$, $y=1$, covalent
  • B$x=2$, $y=1$, ionic
  • C$x=4$, $y=2$, covalent
  • D$x=4$, $y=2$, ionic

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