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Group 14 or carbon family
Question

Example of most abundant  three-dimensional silicate is ____?

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Solution

The Feldspars are most abundant Alumino Silicate minerals in the Earth surface. The silicon atoms and aluminium atoms occupy the centres of interlinked. Tetrahedra of SiO4-4 and AiO4-5 . These tetrahedrals connect at each corner to other tetrahedral forming an intricate three dimensional , negatively charged frame work. The sodium cations sit with in the voids in this structure.

Zeolites and ultramarines are alumina silicates.

Beryl is a beryllium alumna silicate.

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