320 px, Idealized structure of sodium metasilicate. Metasilicates are silicates containing ions of empirical formula . Common stoichiometries include MSiO₃ and M^IISiO₃. Metasilicates can be cyclic, usually the hexamer or chains . Common compounds containing metasilicate anion are: * Metasilicic acid (hydrogen metasilicate) *

Sodium metasilicate Sodium metasilicate is the chemical substance with formula , which is the main component of commercial sodium silicate solutions. It is an ionic compound consisting of sodium cations and the polymeric metasilicate anions ��–sub>''n''. It is ...

Calcium metasilicate Wollastonite is a calcium inosilicate mineral ( Ca Si O3) that may contain small amounts of iron, magnesium, and manganese substituting for calcium. It is usually white. It forms when impure limestone or dolomite is subjected to high temperature ...

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