Silicon dioxide, SiOâ‚‚, is a covalent network solid with each silicon atom bonded to four oxygen atoms, forming a large network of SiOâ‚„ tetrahedra of great strength. Which of these other compounds would you predict to have similar properties?
(A) MgO
(B) COâ‚‚
(C) SOâ‚‚
(D) GeOâ‚‚
