Multiple Choice
From quartz's hard physical property, what can be inferred of its bonding structure?
A) an interlocking three-dimensional framework of evenly spaced groups
B) an interlocking three-dimensional framework of unevenly spaced groups
C) two-dimensional sheets of hexagonally bonded groups, loosely bonded between sheets
D) rhombically shaped ionic bonds between groups with even cleavage planes
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