QUESTION
Objective Question
Which of the following bonding is responsible to combine the silica gibbsite sheet in kaolinite
clay mineral ?
Which of the following bonding is responsible to combine the silica gibbsite sheet in kaolinite
clay mineral ?
Kaolinite
Kaolinite consists of structure based on single sheet of silica combined with single sheet of
gibbsite.
The combined silica gibbsite sheet are held together strongly by hydrogen bond which is very
strong and stable, thus water can not easily enter between the structural units and cause
swelling
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