Assertion : CO_(2) is a gas at room temperature while SiO_(2) is a crystalline solid. Reason : SiO_(2) is a network of silicon and oxygen atoms joined by multiple bonds

Assertion : CO_(2) is a gas at room temperature while SiO_(2) is a cry

1.	Assertion : CO_(2) is a gas at room temperature while SiO_(2) is a crystalline solid. Reason : SiO_(2) is a network of silicon and oxygen atoms joined by multiple bonds
Answer» Solution :`SiO_(2)` is a three-dimensional NETWORK solid in which each SI atom is covalently bonded in a TETRAHEDRAL MANNER to FOUR O atoms.