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

Pyrosilicate

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Sheet silicate

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Linear chain silicate

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Three dimensional silcate

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Solution

The correct option is B
Sheet silicate

(i) In such silicates, three oxygen atoms of each tetrahedra are shared with adjacent $S i O_{4}^{4 -}$ tetrahedra.

(ii) such sharing forms two dimensional sheet structure with general formulae $(S i_{2} O_{5})_{2}^{2 -}$ as shown below

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

[S i O_{4}]^{4 +}

[S i O_{4}]^{4 -}

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

[S i O_{4}]^{4 -}

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