Chemistry, asked by prateeks8658, 1 year ago

C and Si are almost always tetravalent but Ge, Sn and Pb show bivalency. Why?

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Answered by Vaishnavi712

(C),(Si),Ge, Sn, and Pb are all elements that belong to the p block of the periodic table. They have an electronic configuration of the elements is ns²p². ... Therefore, the elements with large atomic numbers are divalent and C and Si are tetravalent.

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