JEE Main Chemistry question

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Which has a giant covalent structure?

(A)
(B)Correct
(C)
(D)

Answer: (B)

Solution

(quartz/silica) forms an extended three-dimensional network in which each Si is covalently bonded to 4 oxygens (and each O bridges 2 Si atoms), owing to silicon's tetravalency and catenation-like Si–O–Si linking — a

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