Metasilicic acid is a hypothetical

chemical compound A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...

with formula .M. F. Bechtold (1955): "Polymerization and Properties of Dilute Aqueous Silicic Acid from Cation Exchange" ''Journal of Physical Chemistry'', volume 59, issue 6, pages 532–541.

Metasilicate 320 px, Idealized structure of sodium metasilicate. Metasilicates are silicates containing ions of empirical formula . Common stoichiometries include MSiO3 and MIISiO3. Metasilicates can be cyclic, usually the hexamer or chains . Common comp ...

s occur widely in nature as

inosilicate Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals made up of silicate groups. They are the largest and most important class of minerals and make up approximately 90 percent of Earth's crust. In mineralogy, silica (silicon dioxide, ) is usually consid ...

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