Question

Name the kind of silicate formed when two silicate units ${\left(Si{O}_4\right)}^{4-}$ share one oxygen atom.

• A. Chain silicate
• B. Cycle (Ring) silicate
• C. Pyro silicate
• D. Sheet silicate

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

In pyrosilicate ${\left(S{i}_2{O}_7\right)}^{6-}$, two silicate units ${\left(Si{O}_4\right)}^{4-}$ share one oxygen atom