Write the formula of the basic structural unit of silicates
Answers
Answered by
4
(SIO4)4- tetrahedron
Answered by
5
sio44 - tetrahedron
The basic building block, the structural unit, of silicate minerals is the SiO44- tetrahedron. In the SiO44- tetrahedron each Si atom is covalently bonded to 4 oxygen atoms. In the tetrahedron Si has an oxidation state of +4 and O has an oxidation state of -2.
The basic building block, the structural unit, of silicate minerals is the SiO44- tetrahedron. In the SiO44- tetrahedron each Si atom is covalently bonded to 4 oxygen atoms. In the tetrahedron Si has an oxidation state of +4 and O has an oxidation state of -2.
Attachments:
Similar questions