Solid A is a very hard electrical insula | Class 12 Chemistry Chapter The Solid State, The Solid State NCERT Solutions

Question:

Solid A is a very hard electrical insulator in solid as well as in molten state and melts at extremely high temperature. What type of solid is it?

Answer:

The solids which are very hard have their atoms bind to each other by covalent forces which are very strong, as a result they have high melting and boiling points and do not conduct heat are called as covalent crystals (crystalline solids). Hence, solid A shows the properties of an covalent crystalline solids.

For example  diamond (C), quartz (SiO2), &  silicon carbide SiC)


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Comments

  • Lamjingbi irom
  • 2019-04-02 14:45:20

But in book it's written as violent or network solids


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Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter . This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Excercise 1 , Question 7: Solid A is a very hard electrical insulator in solid as well as in molten state and melts at extreme....