Question

Among solids, the higher melting point is exhibited by

• A. covalent solids
• B. ionic solids
• C. pseudo solids
• D. molecular solids

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

covalent solids

Answer 2

Some covalent solids like $SiO _{2}$ (quartz), $SiC$, diamond and graphite have very high melting points $(4000 \,K )$.