One Form of Silicon Carbide, SiC, Is an Extremely Hard $\degree$

question 157

Multiple Choice

One form of silicon carbide, SiC, is an extremely hard solid that melts at 2730 $\degree$ C and diffracts X-rays.What type of solid is this form of SiC?

• A)covalent network solid
• B)ionic solid
• C)molecular solid
• D)metallic solid
• E)None of these are correct.

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