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Sand and quartz consist mainly of

A $SiO X_{2}$
B $SiC$
C $Na X_{2} SiO X_{3}$
D $CaSiO X_{3}$

Answer: A

Quartz and sand are crystalline silica,

SiO X_{2}

, a three-dimensional network of

SiO X_{4}

tetrahedra.

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