Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Giant covalent structures

Giant covalent structures — practice question

In what ways are the structures of diamond and silicon(IV) oxide similar?

  • AMolecules of both diamond and silicon(IV) oxide are held together by weak attractive forces.
  • BThey both contain atoms arranged in planes held together by weak bonds.
  • CThey both contain ions that are free to move.
  • DThe carbon in diamond and the silicon in silicon(IV) oxide each have four covalent bonds.

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