SiO2 crystallizes in the cubic P23 space group. Si(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si(1) atoms.
SiO2 crystallizes in the cubic P23 space group. Si(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(3), and two equivalent O(2) atoms to form corner-sharing SiO4 tetrahedra. The Si(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.63 Å. The Si(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.65 Å. There is one shorter (1.65 Å) and one longer (1.66 Å) Si(1)-O(2) bond length. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si(1) atoms. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two equivalent Si(1) atoms.