The empirical formula of sheet silicates is:

(S i_{2} O_{5})_{n}^{2 n -}

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(S i O_{3})_{n}^{2 n -}

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(S i_{2} O_{5})_{n}^{4 n -}

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(S i_{2} O_{5})_{n}^{2 n +}

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Solution

The correct option is A $(S i_{2} O_{5})_{n}^{2 n -}$
In sheet silicates three oxygen atoms of each tetrahedron are shared with adjacent $S i O_{4}^{4 -}$ tetrahedrons.

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