Substances that are composed of a network of atoms held together by covalent bonds are called O A. ionic lattices
B. giant covalent structures
C. allotropes
D. diatomic networks

giant covalent structures

Explanation:

Covalent solids are made up of atoms joined to one another by covalent bonds to form a giant lattice. The covalent bonds are very strong, this makes the giant covalent solids to be hard and possess high melting points. Covalent solids are nonconductors of electricity due to the absence of free electrons in the structure.

Diamond, graphite and boron nitride are all examples of giant covalent structures.

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metals have excess of electrons whereas non-metals have deficiency of electrons. thus, in order to gain stability metals easily donate their electrons to the non-metals.

for example, electronic configuration of sodium is and electronic configuration of phosphorous is .

when a phosphorous atom and sodium atom combine together then sodium will donate is extra one electron to the phosphorous atom. as a result there will be formation of ionic bond between sodium and phosphorous.

the reaction will be as follows.

there, are three sodium sodium atoms and each of them will donate its one extra electron to phosphorous atom. thus, the sub-shell of phosphorous gets completely filled.  

thus, we can conclude that electrons are transferred from atoms of sodium to atoms of phosphorous. this transfer makes the sodium atoms donate one electron and the phosphorous atoms to gain one electron. as a result, the sodium and phosphorus atoms strongly attract each other.