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:

Option 1 - <p>Ionic solid</p>
Option 2 - <p>Metallic solid<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 3 - <p>Molecular solid</p>
Option 4 - <p>Covalent solid</p>
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Covalent solids have high melting point due to strong covalent bonds, also they are insulator in both solid as well as in molten state.

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