What is the empirical formula of a potassium silicate in which the silicate tetrahedra share (a) Two

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What is the empirical formula of a potassium silicate in which the silicate tetrahedra share

(a) Two O atoms and form a chain or

(b) Three O atoms and form a sheet? In each case, there are single negative charges on the unshared O atoms.

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

ISBN: 9781464183959

7th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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