Question

Carbon and silicon belong to group 14. The maximum coordination number of carbon in commonly occurring compounds is 4, whereas that of silicon is 6. This is due to
(a) large size of silicon
(b) more electropositive nature of silicon
(c) availability of d-orbitals in silicon
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer 1

d) is absolutely correct

Answer 2

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➡️Correct Option -: D✔️✔️

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