PRRS exists in two distinct forms, reproductive and respiratory, and infected farms may experience one or both. A variety of factors, including swine genetics, the specific PRRS virus variants in the herd, health status of the herd, ages of the animals involved, and pregnancy status, may influence the clinical signs.
8495 Karma. 1. Silicon is a metal and oxygen is a non metal hence it will form both ionic and covalent bonds, pauling principle explains the ratio in detail.Was this answer helpful?495 Karma. 1. Silicon is a metal and oxygen is a non metal hence it will form both ionic and covalent bonds, pauling principle explains the ratio in detail.
Chemical compounds and the reactions they undergo are my areas of knowledge and interest. Silicon dioxide is suitable for lining furnaces because of its very high melting point of 1,600 to 1,725 degrees celcius.It is so high because of the strong intermolecular forces between SiO2 molecules in the giant covalent structure comparable to that of diamond and graphite. large amount of energy is required to overcome these intermolecular forces and thus SiO2 has a high melting point. Note: no silicon-oxygen bonds are broken during melting, just intermolecular forces between SiO2 molecules.