Why silicon is tetravalent and chlorine have a noncovalent?
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Silicon belongs to group 14 and it has 4 electrons in it's valance shell. Thus, it can attain a stable configuration by sharing, gaining or by loosing four electrons. So, silicon is called tetravalent. Chlorine belongs to group 17 and it has 7 electrons in it's valance shell. It can attain a stable configuration by gaining one electron. So, chlorine is called noncovalent
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