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The most likely geometry for a silicate unit is:

square planar

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square pyramidal

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octahedral

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tetrahedral

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Solution

The correct option is D tetrahedral
Binary compounds of silicon with oxygen are called silicates.
The basic structural unit of silicates is $S i O_{4}^{4 -}$ in which silicon atom is bonded to four oxygen atoms in tetrahedral fashion.

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