Question

carbon shows catenation property and silicon do not althoughit belong to carbon family . justify

Answer 1

atomic no of carbon is 6(2,4)
atomic no of silicon is 14(2,8,4)
it will difficult for carbon's nucleus to hold electrons
but it is easy for silicon's nucleus to hold electrons

silicon doesn't share electrons but carbon do.

it is larger than carbon atom

it is difficult for silicon to form tetrahedral structure