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tm2000 · 05-12-2005, 03:45 PM

SiO2 is netural, cuz SiO2 has network covalent bonding, it's IMFs are too strong and won't react with water's hydrogen bonds.

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/group4/oxides.html

"Silicon dioxide doesn't react with water, because of the difficulty of breaking up the giant covalent structure. "

05-12-2005, 03:45 PM	#9
tm2000 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wharton, University of Pennsylvania C/o 2010 Posts: 371	SiO2 is netural, cuz SiO2 has network covalent bonding, it's IMFs are too strong and won't react with water's hydrogen bonds. http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/group4/oxides.html "Silicon dioxide doesn't react with water, because of the difficulty of breaking up the giant covalent structure. "