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Silicates are metal derivatives of silicic acid. Silicates are formed by heating metal oxide or metal carbonate with sand.
`Na_(2)CO_(3) underset(SiO_(3)) overset("Fused with Sand")toNa_(4)SiO_(4),Na_(2)(SiO_(3))` etc
A silicate in general has Si-O bond and possesses a complex network solid having silicate ion `SiO_(4)^(4-)` as the basic structural unit. These silicates occurs singly or by sharing oxygen atom is small occurs singly or by sharing oxygen atom is small groups, in cyclic groups, in infinite chains or infinite sheets giving different structures to silicates such as chain silicates, ring silicates, cyclic silicates, sheet silicates, three dimensional silicates etc.,
The general formula `(SiO_(3)^(2-))_(n)` forms

A

ortho silicates

B

pyro silicates

C

cyclic silicates

D

three dimensional silicates

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Silicates are metal derivatives of silicic acid. Silicates are formed by heating metal oxide or metal carbonate with sand. Na_(2)CO_(3) underset(SiO_(3)) overset("Fused with Sand")toNa_(4)SiO_(4),Na_(2)(SiO_(3)) etc A silicate in general has Si-O bond and possesses a complex network solid having silicate ion SiO_(4)^(4-) as the basic structural unit. These silicates occurs singly or by sharing oxygen atom is small occurs singly or by sharing oxygen atom is small groups, in cyclic groups, in infinite chains or infinite sheets giving different structures to silicates such as chain silicates, ring silicates, cyclic silicates, sheet silicates, three dimensional silicates etc., Number of oxygen atoms in pyrosilicate is

Silicates are metal derivatives of silicic acid. Silicates are formed by heating metal oxide or metal carbonate with sand. Na_(2)CO_(3) underset(SiO_(3)) overset("Fused with Sand")toNa_(4)SiO_(4),Na_(2)(SiO_(3)) etc A silicate in general has Si-O bond and possesses a complex network solid having silicate ion SiO_(4)^(4-) as the basic structural unit. These silicates occurs singly or by sharing oxygen atom is small occurs singly or by sharing oxygen atom is small groups, in cyclic groups, in infinite chains or infinite sheets giving different structures to silicates such as chain silicates, ring silicates, cyclic silicates, sheet silicates, three dimensional silicates etc., Which of the following is ortho silicate ?

The basic structural unit in silicates is

The basic structural unit of silicates is

SiO_(4)^(4-) is the basic structural unit in the following silicates

The Si-O bonds in silicates are.

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  • Silicates are metal derivatives of silicic acid. Silicates are formed by heating metal oxide or metal carbonate with sand. Na_(2)CO_(3) underset(SiO_(3)) overset("Fused with Sand")toNa_(4)SiO_(4),Na_(2)(SiO_(3)) etc A silicate in general has Si-O bond and possesses a complex network solid having silicate ion SiO_(4)^(4-) as the basic structural unit. These silicates occurs singly or by sharing oxygen atom is small occurs singly or by sharing oxygen atom is small groups, in cyclic groups, in infinite chains or infinite sheets giving different structures to silicates such as chain silicates, ring silicates, cyclic silicates, sheet silicates, three dimensional silicates etc., Number of oxygen atoms in pyrosilicate is

    A
    8
    B
    7
    C
    6
    D
    5

  • Silicates are metal derivatives of silicic acid. Silicates are formed by heating metal oxide or metal carbonate with sand. Na_(2)CO_(3) underset(SiO_(3)) overset("Fused with Sand")toNa_(4)SiO_(4),Na_(2)(SiO_(3)) etc A silicate in general has Si-O bond and possesses a complex network solid having silicate ion SiO_(4)^(4-) as the basic structural unit. These silicates occurs singly or by sharing oxygen atom is small occurs singly or by sharing oxygen atom is small groups, in cyclic groups, in infinite chains or infinite sheets giving different structures to silicates such as chain silicates, ring silicates, cyclic silicates, sheet silicates, three dimensional silicates etc., Which of the following is ortho silicate ?

    A
    `Al_(2)(OH)_(4)(Si_(2)O_(5))`
    B
    `K Al Si_(3)O_(8)`
    C
    `Sc_(2)Si_(2)O_(7)`
    D
    `ZrSiO_(4)`

  • The basic structural unit in silicates is

    A
    `SiO_(2)` units
    B
    `SiO_(3)^(2-)` units
    C
    `SiO_(4)^(4-)` ion
    D
    `SiO_(6)^(6-)` units