Solid State Question 133
Question: Quartz is a crystalline variety of
[Pb. PMT 2000]
Options:
A) Silica
B) Sodium silicate
C) Silicon carbide
D) Silicon
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Quartz is a covalent crystal having a framework of silicates or silica, i.e. a three dimensional network when all the four oxygen atoms of each of $ SiO_4 $ tetrahedron are shared.