what is silicates ?given examples???????????????????

sudarshan, 8 years ago

Grade:10

15 Answers

SAI SANDY

153 Points

8 years ago

Silicates defined as a salt in which the anion contains both silicon and oxygen, especially one of the anion SiO₄²⁻.

ex:- zircon (ortho), Thortvetite (pyro), Enstatite (chain) , Beryl (cyclic), kaolin (Sheet)

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Gowri sankar

292 Points

8 years ago

HAI SUDHARSAN,SILICATES AS A SALT IN WHICH THE ANION CONTAINS BOTH SILICON AND OXYGEN, ESPESIALLY ONE OF THE ANION SIO_4^2-

T.kumar

281 Points

8 years ago

Approximately 30% of all minerals are silicates and some geologists estimate that 90% of the Earth's crust is made up of silicates, SiO₄⁴^- based material. Thus, oxygen and silicon are the two most abundant elements in the earth's crust.

raj

383 Points

8 years ago

a salt in which the anion contains both silicon and oxygen, especially one of the anion SiO₄²⁻.
any of the many minerals consisting of silica combined with metal oxides, forming a major component of the rocks of the earth's crust.

Prabhakar ch

577 Points

8 years ago

Dear Sudharashan

a salt in which the anion contains both silicon and oxygen, especially one of the anion SiO₄²⁻.

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Gaddam Chethan

317 Points

8 years ago

Medical Definition of silicate. : a salt or ester derived from a silicic acid; especially : any of numerous insoluble often complex metal salts that contain silicon and oxygen in the anion and constitute the largest class of minerals.

SAI SARDAR

1700 Points

8 years ago

Sudarshan,The organic compounds which cotains the formula or linkage SiO₄^2- is called silicates.types of silicates are chain,stereo....

N JYOTHEESWAR

342 Points

8 years ago

A salt or ester derived from a silicic acid; especially : any of numerous insoluble often complex metal salts that contain silicon and oxygen in the anion and constitute the largest class of minerals is called silicates.

manichandra

109 Points

8 years ago

a salt or ester derived from a silicic acid; especially : any of numerous insoluble often complex metal salts that contain silicon and oxygen in the anion and constitute the largest class of minerals

NAVEENKUMAR NAGIPOGU

108 Points

8 years ago

the silicates are known as the derivatives of silicic acids.and thses are the silicates.this contain metals and complex metals.and salts.

RAMCHANDRARAO

159 Points

8 years ago

SILLICATES ARE THE DERIVATIVE OF SILLICIC ACID.SILLICATES ARE 6 TYPES ORTHO SILLICATES SHEET SILICATES FRAME SILLICATES CYCLIC SILLICATES ETC.......

mohan

216 Points

8 years ago

dear kumar....

A silicate is a compound containing an anionic silicon compound. The great majority of silicates are oxides, but hexafluorosilicate ([SiF₆]²⁻) and other anions are also included. "Orthosilicate" is the anion SiO₄⁴⁻ or its compounds.

Y MANJUNADH

131 Points

8 years ago

sudarshan

sillicates are defined as

a salt in which the anion contains both silicon and oxygen, especially one of the anion SiO₄²⁻.any of the many minerals consisting of silica combined with metal oxides, forming a major component of the rocks of the earth's crust.

G.VENKATESH

106 Points

7 years ago

Examples of silicates are olivine, quartz, almandine, zircon, topaz and beryl. Silicates are materials that contain silicon dioxide, SiO2 or SiO4. Silicon dioxide is the most abundant material in the Earth's crust.