In a Silicon-Oxygen Structural Unit, Silicon Atoms Occupy Corners of a Tetrahedron

question 135

True/False

In a silicon-oxygen structural unit, silicon atoms occupy corners of a tetrahedron.

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Intermolecular Interaction

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Polyunsaturated Vegetable Oil

A type of vegetable oil containing fats that have more than one unsaturated carbon bond in the molecule, making them generally more liquid at room temperature.

Petroleum Oil

A naturally occurring flammable liquid consisting of complex hydrocarbons and found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface.

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