Give a comparative account of the chemistry of carbon and silicon with regard to their

Question 1

(i) property of catenation and

(ii) stability of hybrids and oxides.

Question 2

(i) Carbon shows property of catenation to more extent than silicon due to small size and tendency to form pπ-pπ multiple bonds with itself

(ii) Stability of hybrids: CH4 is more stable than SiH4 due to small size of ‘C’.

(iii) CO4 is gas whereas SiO2 is three dimensional covalent solid, therefore highly stable as compared to CO2.

kratos · Answer 1 · 2020-02-03T05:09:28+0000

(i) Carbon shows property of catenation to more extent than silicon due to small size and tendency to form pπ-pπ multiple bonds with itself

(ii) Stability of hybrids: CH4 is more stable than SiH4 due to small size of ‘C’.

(iii) CO4 is gas whereas SiO2 is three dimensional covalent solid, therefore highly stable as compared to CO2.

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