Q. Number of oxygen atoms shared per $SiO_{4}^{- 4}$ tetrahedron in single chain silicates are ______.
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Solution:
In chain silicates, two oxygen atoms are shared by each tetrahedra. In case of simple chain silicate, two corners of each tetrahedron are shared and they form a long chain of tetrahedron.
