Give is the difference in the structure of the following pair of comou

1.	Give is the difference in the structure of the following pair of comounds : CO_(2) and SiO_(2) .
Answer» Solution :`CO_(2)` a linear molecule and exists as monomer . It is a gas while `SiO_(2)` is solid at room temperature due to its THREE DIMENSIONAL network in which each Si atom is covalently BONDED to four oxygen ATOMS tetrahedrally. In `CO_(2)` is sp hybridised while in `SiO_(2)` is `sp^(3)` hybridised . `CO_(2)` is a discrete molecule whereas `SiO_(2)` is a 3- dimensional solid

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