Q.

From the following options which is/are correct for double chain silicates?

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a

Average shared oxygen/corner per tetrahedron = 2.5

b

All the tetrahedrons have one unshared oxygen/corner

c

All the silicon atoms have +4 oxidation number

d

Average charge on each tetrahedron = -1.5

 

answer is A, B, C.

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Detailed Solution

In double chain silicates,

A2O atoms are shared 

SiO1+1+0.5+0.5=SiO32B30

atoms are shared SiO1+0.5+0.5=SiO2.5A+BSi2O553 or Si4O116

Per silicate, charge  =64=1.5 No, of ' O ' atoms shared/silicate =114=2.5

Hence the correct answer is A,B,C

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