Chemistry: Atoms First
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ISBN: 9781259638138
Author: Julia Burdge, Jason Overby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.106QP
Carbon and silicon belong to Group 4A of the periodic table and have the same valence election configuration (ns2np2). Why does silicon dioxide (SiO2) have a much higher melting point than carbon dioxide (CO2)?
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Chemistry: Atoms First
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