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in dilute acetic acid with effervescence. Other reactions resemble the
oxalates.
3. Silica:
It occurs as incrustation of cell wall e.g. diatoms or as masses in
the cell e.g. cells of sclerenchymatous layer of cardamom. It is insoluble
in all acids except hydrofluoric acid.
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