此課題目繁多、不時在公開試出現。在此挑選一些較特別的題目講解,順道就上次課題繼續伸延。(時間關係,長題目下次這兩天再補加)
DSE/13/1A/1
Silicon
is an element in Group IV of the Periodic Table. The oxide of silicon has the
chemical formula SiO2. Which of the following statements about
silicon and its oxide is correct?
A.
Silicon is a good conductor of heat.
B.
Silicon exists as simple molecules.
C.
SiO2 is a hard material at room temperature.
D.
SiO2 dissolves in water to give an acidic solution.
除了上次提及的鑽石、石墨及二氧化矽外,硼(Boron)及矽(Silicon)亦具有巨型共價結構,不過在考試中無須畫出此兩種元素的結構。矽的結構內全是由共價鍵組合出來、沒有任何簡單分子,它的傳熱能力和離子化合物及簡單分子一樣麻麻 (事實上傳熱能力好的都是金屬和石墨)。所以A及B都錯。