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what is silicates. ...

Answer 1

a salt in which the anion contains both silicon and oxygen, especially one of the anion SiO42−.


any of the many minerals consisting of silica combined with metal oxides, forming a major component of the rocks of the earth's crust.

Answer 2

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Silicates :- silicates are exist in nature in the form of feldspar, zeolites, mica.

The basic structure of silicates is SiO4^4-

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