I want to ask why the boiling point of SiO2 is smaller than that of SiC?
They both forms giant covalent network with Si tetrahedrally bonded to 4 O in the case of SiO2 and Si bonded tetrahedrally to 4 C in the case of SiC.
And I suppose a Si-C bond is weaker than Si-O bond because:
C has a larger covalent radius than O
=> bond length of Si-C > Si-O.
=> bond strength of Si-C < Si-O
So doesn't it make more sense the b.p. of SiO2 > SiC?