Silicon carbide (SiC) is an extremely hard substance used in bullet proof vests and other hard materials. It has a very high melting point and is a poor conductor of electricity. What kinds of bonding do you think exist across the SiC structure? Covalent pi bonds Metallic-type electron sharing Covalent sigma bonds Covalent sigma and pi bonds London Dispersive Forces It is impossible to answer this question only considering the physical properties of the compound

Silicon carbide (SiC) is an extremely hard substance used in bullet proof vests and other hard materials. It has a very high melting point and is a poor conductor of electricity. What kinds of bonding do you think exist across the SiC structure? Covalent pi bonds Metallic-type electron sharing Covalent sigma bonds Covalent sigma and pi bonds London Dispersive Forces It is impossible to answer this question only considering the physical properties of the compound

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Chapter7: Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure

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Problem 7.13PAE: 7.13 Figure 7-2 depicts the interactions of an ion with its first nearest neighbors, second nearest...

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