What type of silicate minerals is shown from this arrangement of silicon tetrahedron?

Type of silicate minerals is shown from this arrangement of silicon tetrahedron: B. single chain

Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals made up of silicate groups. Silicate minerals are the largest class of minerals because it make up approximately 90 percent of the Earth's crust. Silica SiO₂ is usually considered a silicate mineral. Silica tetrahedra, made up of silicon and oxygen, form chains, sheets, and frameworks, and bond with other cations to form silicate minerals.

Single chain silicates contain silica tetrahedra that are linked up in a chain by sharing two oxygen atoms. The most common single chain silicate is pyroxene. In single-chain silicates, tetrahedra link to form a chain by sharing two oxygen atoms each. A common mineral in this group is pyroxene.

Pyroxene is any of a large class of rock-forming silicate minerals, generally containing calcium, magnesium, and iron and typically occurring as prismatic crystals

In pyroxene, silica tetrahedra form a chain because one oxygen from each tetrahedron is shared with the adjacent tetrahedron.

Grade:  9

Subject:  Chemistry

Chapter:  tetrahedron

Keywords:  single chain, silicate minerals, silicon tetrahedron, arrangement, Tetrahedra