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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

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

  1. A Chain silicate
  2. B Cycle (ring) silicate
  3. C Pyrosilicate
  4. D Sheet silicate
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(C) Pyrosilicate

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