Multiple choice

Which of the following pairs of the silicates compounds is called the ortho silicates?

  1. Be2SiO4, Ca3Si3O9

  2. BaTi(Si3O9), Be3Al2Si6O18

  3. LiAl(SiO3)2, MgSiO3

  4. Zn2SiO4, Mg2SiO4

  5. Both (1) and (2)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because these silicate compounds are simple silicates, which contain discrete SiO4-4 tetrahedral unit. SiO4-4 tetrahedral do not share an oxygen atom with another. Hence, both the units of the silicates are matched to the ortho silicates.

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