Carbon and silicon both have four valence electrons each then, how are they distinguished?
Answers
Answer:
Even silicon can show catenation(i.e ability to form long chain) to an extent but it doesn't behave like carbon because of its large size due to which the force of attraction between two atom gets reduced and the arrangement becomes weaker.
Also, the conductivity of silicon is higher than carbon. The ionization energy of carbon is much higher than silicon,so much higher energy is required by the electron in carbon to break bond and become free.
Hope it's Helpful...
Plz mark Brainliest ^_^
Explanation:
They are different from each other because: The conductivity of silicon is higher than carbon. The ionization energy of carbon is much higher than silicon,so much higher energy is required by the electron in carbon to break bond and become free.
THIS IS THE ANSWER KINDLY FOLLOW FRIEND