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Chemistry S and P - Block Elements (S - Block Elements Not In Syllabus ) Physical and Chemical Properties of Group 16th Elements Single Correct MCQ

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Published on: August 12, 2026

There are double bonds between silicon and oxygen atoms

Silicon atom is bonded to two oxygen atoms

Each silicon atom is surrounded by two oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is bonded to two silicon atoms

Each silicon atom is surrounded by four oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is bonded to two silicon atoms

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Silicon dioxide exhibits polymorphism. It is a network solid in which each Si atom is surrounded tetrahedrally by four oxygen atoms.

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