What Is A Network Solid?

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Examples?

Answer 1

The atoms in the network solid are held together by conventional covalent bonds
... Notice that diamond is a network solid. The entire solid is an "endless" ...

Answer 2

A network solid is an infinite arrangement of atoms interconnected with one another in three dimensions, as opposed to long, one-dimensional chains. An example is silicon dioxide (quartz, sand) in which every Si is connected to four O's and every O is connected to two Si's. Another is diamond, in which every C isconnected to four other C's, ad infinitum.