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In sheet silicates, SiO4 tetrahedron units are joined with ..... common oxygen atoms

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1

b

3

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2

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answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

When SiO4 units share three corners the structure formed is an  two dimensional sheet known as sheet silicates

The emperical formula is  Si2O5n-2n

It has two dimensional layered structure

ex: Mica , Muscovite i.e KAl2(OH)2Si3AlO10

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