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Name the type of the structure of silicate in which one oxygen atom of\[{{\text{ }\!\![\!\!\text{ Si}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}\text{ }\!\!]\!\!\text{ }}^{\text{4-}}}\]is shared?

A)  Sheet silicate   

B)  Pyrosilicate

C)  Three dimensional silicate

D)  Linear chain silicate

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

In pyrosilicate, only one oxygen atom is shared.