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Ch.12 - Solids and Solid-State Materials

Chapter 12, Problem 57

Carbon and oxygen combine to form the molecular compound CO2, while silicon and oxygen combine to form a covalent network solid with the formula unit SiO2. Explain the difference in bonding between the two group 4A elements and oxygen.

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