Q: What is a network solid and consists of carbon atoms covalently bonded to one another in a repeating three-dimensional pattern?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Diamond is a network solid and consists of carbon atoms covalently bonded to one another in a repeating three-dimensional pattern. Each carbon atom makes four single covalent bonds in a tetrahedral geometry.

 Choices:

- a zirconium

- a ruby

- an agate

- a diamond


A:
a diamond