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High melting and Boiling point of silicon IV oxide

Explain the high melting and boiling points of silicon (IV) oxide. (4marks)

 


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Silicon (IV) oxide has a giant covalent structure; Each silicon atom is attached to four oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is attached to two silicon atoms; Silicon uses all its valency electrons to form strong covalent bonds with oxygen;The covalent bonds in silicon are extra ordinarily strong; This explains...



Structure of the atom and the periodic table questions