Develop an argument based on bond enthalpies for the importance of SiO bonds, in preference to SiSi

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Develop an argument based on bond enthalpies for the importance of Si−O bonds, in preference to Si−Si or Si−H bonds, in substances common in the Earth’s crust. How and why does the behaviour of silicon differ from that of carbon?

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9780198768128

7th Edition

Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke

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