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Name the building block of zeolites. Why zeolites have high porosity?

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(i) Zeolites have a three dimensional crystalline structure looks like a honeycomb consisting of a network of interconnected tunnels and cages.
(ii) Water molecules moves freely in and out of these pores hence they are highly porous.
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