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Name of the structure of silicates in which four oxygen atoms of $[S i O_{4}]^{4 -}$ are shared is

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Pyrosilicate

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Sheet silicate

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Linear chain silicate

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Three dimensional silicate

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Solution

The correct option is D Three dimensional silicate
3-D silicates involve all four O-atom in sharing with adjacent $S i O_{4}^{4 -}$ tetrahedral units. Example Quartz, Tridymite, Cristobalite, Feldspar, Zeolite.

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