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Grade 11Engineering Entrance Exams

Which of the following exists as covalent crystals in the solid state? (1) Silicon (2) Sulphur (3) Phosphorous (4) Iodine

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12 Years agoGrade 11
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6 Years ago
Covalent crystals are formed by sharing of valence electrons between two atoms resulting in the formation of a covalent bond. 
 
The covalent bonds extend in two or three dimensions forming a giant interlocking structure called network. Diamond and graphite are the good examples of this type
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Silicon (Si): Covalent solid
Sulphur (S 
8
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 ): Molecular solid
Phosphorus (P 
4
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 ) : Molecular solid
Iodine (I 
2
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 ) : Molecular solid

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