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The formation of silicate clays removes reactive silica from the pore waters of sediment, increasing the concentration of silica found in the rocks that form in these locations. [ 18 ] Silicate weathering also appears to be a dominant process in deeper methanogenic sediments, whereas reverse weathering is more common in surface sediments, but ...
Depiction of a metasilicate chain, emphasizing the tetrahedral silicate subunits. Alternative depiction of a metasilicate chain emphasizing the Si-O bonds. With two shared oxides bound to each silicon, cyclic or polymeric structures can result. The cyclic metasilicate ring Si 6 O 12− 18 is a hexamer of SiO 3 2-.
In chemistry, catenation is the bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, called a chain. [1] A chain or a ring may be open if its ends are not bonded to each other (an open-chain compound), or closed if they are bonded in a ring (a cyclic compound). The words to catenate and catenation reflect the Latin root catena, "chain".
Water is the medium of the oceans, the medium which carries all the substances and elements involved in the marine biogeochemical cycles. Water as found in nature almost always includes dissolved substances, so water has been described as the "universal solvent" for its ability to dissolve so many substances.
Cyclosilicates are ring silicates which contain rings of linked SiO 4 tetrahedra. The Si:O ratio is 1:3. The Si:O ratio is 1:3. Three configurations can occur: the Si 3 O 9 , the Si 4 O 12 and the Si 6 O 18 rings.
A silicate mineral is generally an inorganic compound consisting of subunits with the formula [SiO 2+n] 2n−. Although depicted as such, the description of silicates as anions is a simplification. Balancing the charges of the silicate anions are metal cations, M x+. Typical cations are Mg 2+, Fe 2+, and Na +. The Si-O-M linkage between the ...
Potassium silicate can be synthesized in the laboratory by treating silica with potassium hydroxide, according to this idealized equation: nSiO 2 + 2 KOH → K 2 O·nSiO 2 + H 2 O. These solutions are highly alkaline. Addition of acids causes the reformation of silica. K 2 SiO 3 adopts a chain or cyclic structures with interlinked SiO 2− 3 ...
The carbonate-silicate cycle is the primary control on carbon dioxide levels over long timescales. [3] It can be seen as a branch of the carbon cycle , which also includes the organic carbon cycle , in which biological processes convert carbon dioxide and water into organic matter and oxygen via photosynthesis .