(a) Determine the number of sodium ions in the chemical formula of albite, Na x AlSi 3 O 8 . (b) Determine the number of hydroxide ions in the chemical formula of tremolite, Ca 2 Mg 5 (Si 4 O 11 ) 2 (OH)x.
Chapter 22, Exercises #78
(a) Determine the number of sodium ions in the chemical formula of albite, NaxAlSi3O8.
(b) Determine the number of hydroxide ions in the chemical formula of tremolite, Ca2Mg5(Si4O11)2(OH)x.
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a). In Albite Si 3 O 8 -9 exists and so, the equating the charge Al charge = +3 Na cha…View the full answer
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