A hard substance melts at high temperature and is an insulator in both solid and in molten state. This solid is most likely to be a/an :
Solution
Covalent or network solid are insulator (except graphite) and have very high melting point.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: States of Matter · Topic: Gas Laws
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