From What Do Silicates Derive Their Strength

question 153

Multiple Choice

From what do silicates derive their strength?

• A) Their covalently bonded network structures.
• B) Strong intermolecular forces.
• C) Their extensive pi-delocalized systems.
• D) From two-dimensional covalent bonding.
• E) Nothing, silicates are not generally considered strong.

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