Problem: Which of the following is NOT a network solid and WHY?a. Elemental silicon, Si(s)b. Diamond, C(s)c. Buckminster fullerene, C60(s)d. Silicon Dioxide, SiO2(s)e. Graphite
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Types of solids are:
• Ionic solid: composed of a metal and a nonmetal as ions.
• Molecular solid: composed of covalent bonds.
• Metallic solid: composed of metal and another metal or just a metal by itself.
• Covalent solid: also called a network solid where atoms are bonded by covalent bonds in a single continuous network.
a. Elemental silicon, Si(s)
• silicon atoms are connected are bonded by covalent bonds in a single continuous network
b. Diamond, C(s)
• carbon atoms are connected are bonded by covalent bonds in a single continuous network
c. Buckminster fullerene, C60(s)
Problem Details
Which of the following is NOT a network solid and WHY?
a. Elemental silicon, Si(s)
b. Diamond, C(s)
c. Buckminster fullerene, C60(s)
d. Silicon Dioxide, SiO2(s)
e. Graphite
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