Name the structure of silicates in which three oxygen atoms of [SiO4]4- are shared is

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Name the structure of silicates in which three oxygen atoms of [SiO4]4- are shared is (A) pyrosilicate (B) sheet silicate (C) linear chain silicate (D) three-dimensional silicate

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In sheet silicates, three out of four oxygen of SiO4-4 unit are shared as shown below: In pyrosilicates, there is only one shared oxygen, in linear chain silicates, two oxygen per tetrahedra are shared while in three-dimensional silicates, all four oxygens are shared.

Q. Name the structure of silicates in which three oxygen atoms of $[S i O_{4}]^{4 -}$ are shared is

pyrosilicate

sheet silicate

linear chain silicate

three-dimensional silicate

In sheet silicates, three out of four oxygen of $S i O_{4}^{4 -}$ unit are shared as shown below : In pyrosilicates, there is only one shared oxygen, in linear chain silicates, two oxygen per tetrahedra are shared while in three-dimensional silicates, all four oxygens are shared.

Q. Name the structure of silicates in which three oxygen atoms of [SiO4​]4− are shared is