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The basic structural unit of all silicates is

Athe $SiO X_{3} X^{2 -}$ planar triangle
Bthe linear $SiO X_{2}$ molecule
Cthe $SiO X_{6} X^{8 -}$ octahedron
Dthe $SiO X_{4} X^{4 -}$ tetrahedron

Answer: D

Silicon is

s p^{3}

hybridised and is bonded to four oxygens at the corners of a tetrahedron. This

SiO X_{4} X^{4 -}

unit is the building block, and different silicates differ in how the units share oxygens.

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