What kind of geometry does SiO2 have?

1 Answer
Aug 12, 2016

The Si atom in SiO2 has tetrahedral geometry.

Explanation:

SiO2 is a network solid in which every Si atom (black) is attached to four oxygen atoms (red):

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With a steric number of 4, the Si atom has a tetrahedral geometry.