Carbon has tendency to form long chain compound but silicon is doesn't why
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Carbon has tendency to form long chain compound but silicon is doesn't because
carbon has small nucleus so it can hold more number of electrons to form long chain and silicon has large nucleus so it cannot hold more number of electrons so , it cannot form long chain. .
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carbon has small nucleus so it can hold more number of electrons to form long chain and silicon has large nucleus so it cannot hold more number of electrons so , it cannot form long chain. .
hope it will help you. .
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