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Choose the most appropriate answer from
$[S O_{2}, S i O_{2}, A l_{2} O_{3}, C O, M g O, N a_{2} O]$
(a) A covalent oxide of a metalloid.

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Solution

Silicon is a metalloid and $S i O_{2}$ is formed by the sharing of electrons between Silicon and Oxygen atoms.

Thus, $S i O_{2}$ is a covalent oxie of a metalloid.

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