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Q.

Carbon dioxide is a gas but silica is a solid because:

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a

CO2 molecules are lighter than SiO2 molecules

b

carbon dioxide is composed of discrete covalent CO2 molecules whereas silica has continuous tetrahedral structure

c

CO2 is more acidic than SiO2

d

melting point of silica is very high

answer is B.

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SiO2 has giant molecular structure where as CO2 has simple molecular structure.
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