Which of the following anions is present in the chain structure of silicates?

Question

Which of the following anions is present in the chain structure of silicates? (A) (.Si2O52 -.) (B) (.SiO32 -.) (C) SiO44 - (D) Si2O76 -

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Chain silicates are formed by sharing two oxygen atoms by each tetrahedron. Anions of chain silicate have two general formula (.i.)(.SiO3.)n2 n - (.ii.)(.Si4O11.)n6 n -

Q. Which of the following anions is present in the chain structure of silicates?

$(S i_{2} O_{5}^{2 -})$

$(S i O_{3}^{2 -})$

$S i O_{4}^{4 -}$

$S i_{2} O_{7}^{6 -}$

Chain silicates are formed by sharing two oxygen atoms by each tetrahedron. Anions of chain silicate have two general formula
$(i) (S i O_{3})_{n}^{2 n -}$
$(ii) (S i_{4} O_{11})_{n}^{6 n -}$

Q. Which of the following anions is present in the chain structure of silicates?

(Si2​O52−​)

(SiO32−​)

SiO44−​

Si2​O76−​

Chain silicates are formed by sharing two oxygen atoms by each tetrahedron. Anions of chain silicate have two general formula (i)(SiO3​)n2n−​ (ii)(Si4​O11​)n6n−​

$(S i_{2} O_{5}^{2 -})$

$(S i O_{3}^{2 -})$

$S i O_{4}^{4 -}$

$S i_{2} O_{7}^{6 -}$

Chain silicates are formed by sharing two oxygen atoms by each tetrahedron. Anions of chain silicate have two general formula
$(i) (S i O_{3})_{n}^{2 n -}$
$(ii) (S i_{4} O_{11})_{n}^{6 n -}$