The silicon- oxygen tetrahedron consists of:
A) one large silicon atom and four smaller oxygen atoms.
B) one large oxygen atom and four smaller silicon atoms.
C) one small oxygen atom and four larger silicon atoms.
D) one small silicon atom and four larger oxygen atoms.
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