Chemical function
- Name
- Silicate anion
- Explicit name
- Silicate(4-) anion
- Comments
- mineral anionic radical $(SiO_4)^{4-}$
- Formula
- $(SiO_4)^{4-}$
- Chemical formula
- (SiO4)4-
- Structural formula
- [O-][Si]([O-])([O-])[O-]
- Charge
- -4
- Unpaired electrons
- 0
- Isotope mixture type
- terrestrial abundance