A hard substance melts at high temperature and is an insulator in both solid and in…
Chemistry · JEE Main · NTA Exams — Solid State
A hard substance melts at high temperature and is an insulator in both solid and in molten state. The solid is most likely to be a/an
- ionic solid
- metallic solid
- covalent solid
- molecular solid.
Answer
(C) covalent solid
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