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The are forms of silicon dioxide or silicates.
silicates
No, they are not.
Silicon is not a metal. It is usually called a metalloid bcause its properties are between those of metals and no-metals.
Quartz.
The are forms of silicon dioxide or silicates.
silicates
These are the building blocks of silicates.
The silicon-oxygen tetrahedron is the building block of silicate minerals. The word "silicate" means the compound contains silicon in some form.
Silicates
Silicate tetrahedra. The tetrahedra are spanned by oxigen atoms, and right in the middle, there is a silicon atom. The chemical formula for one silicate tetrahedron is SiO4 The actual rate between silicon and oxigen can change as the tetrahedra are linked together, as different tetrahedra can share an oxigen atom with eachother.
The silicon-oxygen tetrahedron is the building block of silicate minerals. The word "silicate" means the compound contains silicon in some form.
No, they are not.
minerals that contain silicon and oxygen.
Silicon is not a metal. It is usually called a metalloid bcause its properties are between those of metals and no-metals.
One example is oxygen. Oxygen combines with silicon to form silicon dioxide, SiO2.