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Quartz, the mineral used in watches, is made of silicon and oxygen atoms joined in a network arrangement that is similar to:

A

diamond

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iron metal

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graphite used in pencils

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the oxygen in the air

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Solution

The correct option is C diamond
silicon and oxygen forms silicon which
have tetrahedral structures same
as diamond's tetrahedral structure.

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