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Describe the hybridization and the bonding of a silicon atom in elemental silicon.

Chemistry by OpenStax (2015-05-04)

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ISBN:9781938168390

Author:Klaus Theopold, Richard H Langley, Paul Flowers, William R. Robinson, Mark Blaser

Publisher:Klaus Theopold, Richard H Langley, Paul Flowers, William R. Robinson, Mark Blaser

Chapter18: Representative Metals, Metalloids, And Nonmetals

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 34E: Describe the hybridization and the bonding of a silicon atom in elemental silicon.

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