Some car paints contain small flakes of silica, SiO2. In the structure of solid SiO2 • each silicon atom is bonded to x oxygen atoms, • each oxygen atom is bonded to y silicon atoms, • each bond is a z type bond. What is the correct combination of x, y and z in this statement?

P, Q and R represent three different structures of an element. [Figure 7.1] Which structures are giant molecular?

Which types of bonding are present in ammonium carbonate, (NH₄)₂CO₃? 1 ionic 2 covalent 3 co-ordinate (dative covalent)

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