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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-.
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 ...
Soro-silicates, involving discrete double or triple tetrahedral units, are quite rare: metasilicates involving cyclic [(SiO n 3)] 2n− units of corner-abutting tetrahedra forming a polygonal ring are also known. [15] Chain metasilicates, {SiO 2− 3} ∞, form by corner-sharing of an indefinite chain of linked SiO tetrahedra. Many differences ...
Dimethyldichlorosilane (Si(CH 3) 2 Cl 2) is a key precursor to cyclic (D 3, D 4, etc.) and linear siloxanes. [5] The main route to siloxane functional group is by hydrolysis of silicon chlorides: 2 R 3 Si−Cl + H 2 O → R 3 Si−O−SiR 3 + 2 HCl. The reaction proceeds via the initial formation of silanols (R 3 Si−OH): R 3 Si−Cl + H 2 O ...
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 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 ...
Metasilicates are silicates containing ions of empirical formula SiO 2− 3. Common stoichiometries include M I 2 SiO 3 and M II SiO 3. Metasilicates can be cyclic, usually the hexamer (SiO 3) 12− 6 or chains (SiO 3)n 2−. [1] Common compounds containing metasilicate anion are: Inosilicates; Metasilicic acid (hydrogen metasilicate) Sodium ...